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Don't wish to anger our Catholic brethren(they have enough problems without me plying on) but their praying to medallions of saints and statues of the Blessed Virgin seem to fall within this category

I'm sure you have a picture of loved ones in your house. Or wallet. On your phone. When you see the picture, it brings back memories of that person. Unless you are mentally unstable, you never confuse the image of the person with the person. We Catholics do not pray TO the picture or statue. It helps bring the person or God to top of mind.

I'm sure you have a picture of loved ones in your house. Or wallet. On your phone.

I must be truthfully on this point. I am very proud of my family and my family's history that it borders on a sin(vanity) And yes we have pictures of long deceased members whom I look upon when I get in a melancholy mood and I thumb through the family album.

However I don't offer the album prayers or carry it around as to ward off evil spirits. As to what others prefer to worship is their constitution(God Given) right and woe to me if I deny anyone that right.

But as it was pointed out to me about the origins of our Christian faith and did more of my own research I see how far our faith has been "drifting" away from it's roots, I in turn help enlightened others who believe in Christ and serve in His name.

Am I right? I humbly believe so. If anything I hope you too will do your own research and see if what I am saying is true.

Not claiming I know the answers(that would be insane) or that I had direct divine guidance(didn't hear any voices but the written word) Just an assembly of undisputed facts from various resources, some Bibilal, some historical and tried to put this "puzzle" together.