>> It is far better to be asking Jesus to take away your sins then to be asking Mary to ask Jesus to take away your sins <<
Yes, but it is still better to be joined in prayer with another, in Jesus' name. Rare and strange would be the Catholic who asks Mary to pray for him, but does not pray himself.
>> Last time I looked in my PROTESTANT Bible, the book of James was still there. <<
Yes, it was restored, along with Revelations, 1-2 John, and 1-2-3 Peter. But it is a historical fact that Luther insisted that they were not authentic scripture, and had them removed.
Wouldn't it be better to be joined with someone who is alive. Don't you believe that God already know your request?
Yes, it was restored, along with Revelations, 1-2 John, and 1-2-3 Peter. But it is a historical fact that Luther insisted that they were not authentic scripture, and had them removed.
Whose history? They were never removed. When the first Bibles were printed (which the Roman Church Council of Trent forbid people to read) all those books were there.