Seems to be confusion about Confession. Catholics do confess to God but there’s a helper there to talk us through not repeating the sin, plus the priest can reassure you that you ARE forgiven if there’s still doubt. God forgives, but the priest provides care during the process.
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This is about pastoral care, guidance, and comfort. Reconciliation is the real name of the sacrament, Confession is the slang term. The goal is to help the person reconcile with God. The priest participates in that as a servant of Christ.
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Not quite. He is a collaborator as the CCC makes clear http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s2c2a4.htm … cf. CCC par 1461-1467. That's a somewhat protestant view of the whole thing. God acts through his creation. In this case it is the priest. In the Eucharist it includes the bread and wine.
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He isn't just talking you through it, he is an actual _part_ of it. The theology is rather profound if you think about it since it saves us from being God's Own Robots when we participate (and fall out of participation).
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