Why was being forgiven by a man a new concept?

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In apologetics regarding why we confess to a priest the scripture about Jesus forgiving the paralyzed man always comes up. Recently I heard John Martignoni mention Leviticus 19 where one would have a priest (obviously not in persona Christi) make a guilt offering and his sins would be forgiven. If this were so, then why were the pharisees surprised when Jesus forgave the paralyzed man? What am I missing here?
 
Hi,

Jesus didn’t just make a guilt offering in God’s name; He forgave the man Himself. This is something that only God can do. So the Pharisees reacted.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
 
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