No one said anything about need. Jesus' desire is enough.
"Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you. When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained. - John 20:21-23
Well then, by Catholic reasoning, since I also have the Holy Spirit in me, then *I* can forgive or retain sins.