Christ is who Catholics recieve forgiveness from as well.
I don’t need a priest to tell me I’ve done wrong and to do “penance” for it.
Nor do Catholics. It is not the priest that tells someone he has done wrong. It is the penitent condemning himself as having done wrong.
I have the discernment to figure that out on my own through prayer and study of scripture.
As do Catholics. An examination of conscience is made, using scripture as a guide.
It would appear that you and Catholicism are in accord.
“It would appear that you and Catholicism are in accord.”
It would appear not as easy as you make it look. I don’t agree with the “confessional” or “penance”. I don’t need to confess to a priest or do penance. Christ’s forgiveness is all that one needs, that and not doing what was forgiven again.