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Me: Where does it say that they had the authority to transfer the authority to forgive sin?

You: John 20:21 He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you.

The Father sent Jesus as God made man on earth. Jesus sent the disciples, as men, filled with God's power. The Father sent Jesus to die, to pay the price for all sin, once and for all time. Jesus sent the disciples... to spread the word. So, Jesus sent the disciples, in some way or ways, as the Father sent Jesus, but not in every way. They weren't 11/12/13 little Jesuses. So, I don't see the theological proof that the way Jesus sent them included the authority to transfer the authority to forgive sin. Maybe it did, maybe it didn't, but this verse doesn't say.

So, Jesus sent the disciples, in some way or ways, as the Father sent Jesus, but not in every way. They weren't 11/12/13 little Jesuses. So, I don't see the theological proof that the way Jesus sent them included the authority to transfer the authority to forgive sin. Maybe it did, maybe it didn't, but this verse doesn't say.

No. You actually have to read two whole verses along to see where Jesus did this, as part of the very same discourse. Now FactQuest -- When you utter three successive sentences, would you like me to assume that the first and the third have nothing to do with each other? Shall I impute to you the same incoherence that you impute to our Lord?