“I do not believe the catholic Priests hold any power whatsoever to forgive or absolve anyone. The priesthood was done away with at Calvary.’
Then how do you interpret the citation from John? It’s pretty clear from me that Christ created his new priesthood.
Let me show you what Priesthood is NEW:
Since we have ‘confidence’ to enter the most Holy Place by the Blood of Jesus,...by a NEW and living way....opened for us through the curtain, that is His body, and since we have a Great High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God.......(near to Him not thru another priest, thru Christ our High Priest)... Heb.10:19-22
(The curtain was torn in two...top to bottom....which symbolizes the body of Christ....like the curtain His body was torn to open the way into the Divine Presence...the Priesthood was done and over...kaput!)
Holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest whom we confess....Heb.3:1...
Jesus...destined BY GOD to be High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.....Heb.5:10..(not man appointed God appointed.)
For it is declared: You are a Priest forever in the order of Melchizedek...... THE FORMER REGULATION IS SET ASIDE because it was WEAK AND USELESS,....and a better hope is introduced by which we draw near to God... Heb7:17-18....(Priesthood of men is done.)
Following very important:
...It was not without an oath!.... Others became priests WITHOUT an oath, but He became a priest WITH AN OATH when God said to Him:.....The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind “You are a Priest forever”
.......because of this OATH, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. Now there have been many of those priests,... since death prevented them from continuing in office...(they died)....but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent Priesthood, therefore...He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because ....He lives to intercede for them....Heb7:20-25 (Jesus directly intercedes for us)
THE LAW appoints as high priests MEN WHO ARE WEAK.
THE OATH, CAME AFTER THE LAW..appointed THE SON
who has been made perfect forever. Heb7:28
(We are no longer under the LAW of the priesthood of men but a NEW covenant)
By calling this covenant New, He has made
the first one OBSOLETE and AGING
and will soon disappear.....Heb8:13...(and it did).