Or folks who handle snakes or folks who go on tv. Should I assume your belief is the same as that of Benny Hinn, Rod Parsley, prayer cloth 'gifts' and Trinity Broadcasting? We can both degenerate the discussion to what 'some' Catholics or 'some' non-Catholics do and believe.
Catholicism has a stated official interpretation, doctine and dogma. How about we use this to determine what the Church teaches?
Well, good for you. It's about time you mentioned this (unless I missed it somewhere earlier).
My understanding is official Catholic doctrine & dogma doesn't advance the "official" idea that RC are to pray to saints or Mary. (But that's only because it has heartburn w/that word "pray" being applied to any saint or Mary.)
Official RCatholic doctrine & dogma apparently sanctions folks asking heavenly saints and Mary to pray for them.
In light of some of the earlier posts on this thread from RC posters--including one who asked if there was really any difference between praying to a saint and asking/petitioning a saint--can you tell me what the difference is to the grassroots RC person when their church supposedly tells them it's okay to ask a heavenly saint to pass on their prayer request...just don't call it "prayer."
(If I'm off-base in representing the "official" RC doctrine & dogma above, please correct me w/proper sources).