Confession to priests are sources of forgiveness but not necessarily required

Did J..J. Geoghan ever confess?

https://www.debatecraft.com/forum/c/religion/posts/198/the-bible-presents-jesus-as-god?page=1&comment_number=2

Your thoughts on how the bible defines elder and Presbytr looks like semantics and if the early church had something like a priest it doesn't matter what they're called

SergeantLynch wrote:

Did J..J. Geoghan ever confess?

Or was it, "not necessarily required"?

I would suggest that the RC Church set this precedent and that it lasted for a very long time.

Confessions are still demanded by Catholics.

Hmmm, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) made this claim in his posthumously published work Letters from the Earth, where he exposed what he viewed as contradictions, lies, and evil passages in the Bible.

1. Specifics: Twain argued that the Bible contains "upwards of a thousand lies," detailing moral and historical inconsistencies he found objectionable.
2. Context: His critique is often cited by skeptics and critics of religion as a prominent literary condemnation of biblical authority.

You should post more of his critique s of the Bible for discussion.