Ron, nothing of substance was said in your post. The ONLY thing you ever said was “no you are interpreting it wrong”.

Now beyond the fact that it is very obvious and only someone wiht an extremely closed mind could look at it and NOT see Jesus giving the Apostles the power to forgive sins, is the fact that even if it wasn’t so obvious–which it is–you have no authority for such an interpretation. You are privately interpreting the Bible–which is condemned in the Bible–while we are relying upon the Church, the pillar and foundation of truth.