[FatherofFive]

No priest died for me and nobody needs to go through one to get to God.

Many Martyrs died for you.

"If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.' If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

Christ tells us to take our sins to the Church.

[metmom]

Only as a last resort in settling disputes between believers.

It is no support for confession to a priest.

[CynicalBear]

That “tell it to the “church” does not mean some conglomerate religious organization. It was the local assembly of believers that person was normally meeting with.

[Elsie]

Christ tells us to take our sins to the Church.

And I suppose when YOU go into the booth; YOU have done THIS first right??

"If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you.