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This question came up recently in a conversation I had:

We Catholics understand that when Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit onto the apostles, He gave them, and only them, the authority to forgive sins.

Why then do we assume that in another passage, where Jesus explains that there are many mansions in His Father’s house and that He will go to prepare a place for them, why do we apply that to us? See John 14.
Afterall he wasn’t talking to the masses. He was talking to a select few.

Which scripture promises would you point to to show that this indeed applies to us all?
 
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This question came up recently in a conversation I had:

We Catholics understand that when Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit onto the apostles, He gave them, and only them, the authority to forgive sins.

Why then do we assume that in another passage, where Jesus explains that there are many mansions in His Father’s house and that He will go to prepare a place for them, why do we apply that to us? See John 14.
Afterall he wasn’t talking to the masses. He was talking to a select few.

Which scripture promises would you point to to show that this indeed applies to us all?
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The bible is riddled with saying such as:

Whomever believes in Jesus shall be saved.

St. Peter had a revelation from God that salvation is for all men, jews and gentiles.

Jesus came for the life of the world etc, etc.

Certain authorities are given to shepards (priests) only.
 
The parable of the Sheep and Goats would certainly seem to point to the fact that the Kingdom is open to the Masses!
 
St.Jn.14 actually means many rooms instead of mansions(In My Fathers House,There are Many Rooms.Please look at the following scriptures.2Co.5:1,He.11:10,Rev.7:9,He.12:22,St.Luke13:29,20:35-36,Rev.7:13-17,Rev.22:14,Ro.8:17,Ph.3:21.There are many more.I hope this helps.Rocky
 
One way is to determine whether the message of one passage is clarified elsewhere in Scripture. As NotWorthy pointed out, elsewhere in Scripture it is clear that the Kingdom is open to the masses, while it is not the case concerning the authority to forgive sins, in fact it is very obscure and is need for an authoritative definition which can only be given by the Church.
 
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