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A recent survey in Italy showed that more people prayed to him than to Jesus or the Virgin Mary. Another example of media misreporting. Catholics do not pray to saints.
2 posted on
10/25/2007 9:26:07 AM PDT by
NYer
("Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church" - Ignatius of Antioch)
To: NYer
No, we do pray to saints, in the sense in asking them to pray for us. The Hail Mary is a prayer directed to Mary.
3 posted on
10/25/2007 9:27:30 AM PDT by
Pyro7480
("Jesu, Jesu, Jesu, esto mihi Jesus" -St. Ralph Sherwin's last words at Tyburn)
To: NYer
Catholics do not pray to saints.
Just trying to understand--could you explain
this then? [puzzled, sincerely trying to understand Catholicism]
5 posted on
10/25/2007 9:30:54 AM PDT by
pillut48
(CJ in TX --Soccer Mom and proud RUSH REPUBLICAN! WIN, FRED, WIN!!!)
To: NYer
Catholics pray to saints in the same manner I am posting to you or I talk to my neighbor. In essence, praying and talking are essentially the same. When we ask for something, we do it in Jesus' name or God's name. That saint or even someone else that has died and is in heaven can ask God for a favor for you.
135 posted on
10/25/2007 5:28:26 PM PDT by
DaGman
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148 posted on
10/25/2007 6:35:13 PM PDT by
narses
(...the spirit of Trent is abroad once more.)
To: NYer; Miss Didi; pillut48
256 posted on
10/25/2007 10:14:57 PM PDT by
P-Marlowe
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To: NYer
What a hit piece. Padre must still be having an impact in Godless Italy.
I was taught that believers don't pray TO saints, they pray WITH them. When two are gathered in the Lord's name...He is with them.
To: NYer
My girlfriend’s family is Catholic, from Brooklyn, and they pray to saints all the time, they constantly tell me all their prayers to various saints to help them in various ways.
My girlfriend, thank God, no longer believes in doing that...
Ed
734 posted on
10/27/2007 11:46:03 AM PDT by
Sir_Ed
To: NYer
Catholics do not pray to saints. A more bald faced lie I have not seen on this board.
758 posted on
10/27/2007 6:16:52 PM PDT by
highlander_UW
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