Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: Global2010

Something like why to Catholics revere saints? Isn't that idolotry?


11 posted on 10/19/2006 8:42:21 PM PDT by ClaireSolt (Have you have gotten mixed up in a mish-masher?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies ]


To: ClaireSolt

No, Catholics do not worship saints. We honor them and venerate them but worship belongs soley to God.


12 posted on 10/19/2006 10:25:11 PM PDT by rbosque
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies ]

To: ClaireSolt

My small piece here on the saints thing is that, as Catholics, we acknowledge the "community of saints" and that from those saints we ask for intercessory prayer. And that is simply asking them to pray for us in a way that is no different than any other person asking his friends and family to pray for them. That even applies to the Catholic prayer, "Hail Mary", which is also a request for intercessory prayer and NOT a prayer to her.


16 posted on 10/20/2006 8:18:16 AM PDT by Emmett McCarthy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson