[Mrs. Don-o]

Well, I acknowledge that you were able to find Catholic FReepers out there who said we don't pray "to" saints. But they meant "to saints as if they were independent operators," which seems pretty clear to me from the context.

But why don't you ask them? They would not deny that we "pray to" (address) saints if it's made clear that this is only "in Christ" and "predicated on Christ" and "dependent as members of the Body of Christ"---

But ask them and see what they think.

[CynicalBear]

I don’t try to read minds. When someone says “we don’t pray to Mary or the saints” I take them at their word. Especially when the statement was made in regard to the statement that they do pray to saints and Mary and ask for specific tasks be performed by those saints and Mary.