Confession works wonders for lapsed Catholics.
No need for me to go tell a man who can’t do anything for me anyway.
God hears my prayers and when I confess to Him, who is faithful and just to forgive my sins and cleanse me from ALL unrighteousness, I know he does it. (1 John 1:9)
Christ became sin for me that I am not the righteousness of God in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:21)