"NO!" say the Protestants.
And then they start throwing filth at each other like a bunch of mountain gorillas ...
Whether one confesses their sins to a priest, or to Jesus Christ is no small matter. But to you, it is throwing mud like a bunch of mountain gorillas to have strong convictions on this.
People sin, when they do, what do YOU recommend they do? Go to a priest, or go to Jesus? Inquiring minds want to know.
Since you have a higher and loftier ethical position than either Catholics or Protestants, what on earth do YOU do when YOU sin?
Some person's filth is another person's FACT.