In this episode of Saints and Skeptics we ask "Why should I have to confess my sins to someone who is capable of sinning just as much or even more than I am, and more importantly, why do I need an intermediary between myself and God? Cant I just ask him for forgiveness myself?" 

Lets find out! 



Citations from this episode:

• CCC: 1131
• The Light of Christ by Thomas Joseph White: Page 187 “The Seven Sacraments”
• https://www.usccb.org/resources/Bulletin-Insert-Penance-ENG.pdf
• CCC: 1468
• Mt 16:19
• Jn 20:23
• 2 Cor 5:18
• St. Basil the Great, Letter 217: LVI
• CCC 1455
• The Light of Christ by Thomas Joseph White: Page 192 “The Seven Sacraments”