>>"Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you. When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained. - John 20:21-23<<
Acts 15:8 And God, who knows the heart, bore witness by granting them the holy Spirit just as he did us. 9 He made no distinction between us and them, for by faith he purified their hearts.
"Acts 15:8..."Acts 15:8 is about Gentiles, not about confession. Great passage affirming St. Peter's Papacy, by the way.
Peace be with you