“The church in Rome encourages such requests, in contradiction to God’s word and the truth of Christ risen.”
Nothing is contradicted. Please show me God’s Word that forbids asking Mary to intercede...and there is no requirement to do such in any Catholic doctrine.
Catholics have asked that very same question dozens of times on this forum, somehow thinking that black is not black and white is not white.
When Paul says to us in 1 Timothy 2:5 -- "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, Christ Jesus," he is clearly illustrating that there is ONLY one mediator, just like there is ONLY one God.
If you think there are other mediators, then according to Paul, you would also believe there are other gods, to your detriment.
Sadly, Rome makes this mistake over and over and over.
Further, if you believe that praying to Jesus' dead mother is permissible because the Bible does not explicitly say "Don't pray to Mary for intercession," then you are equally susceptible to believing the fantasy that it's okay to pray to Pamela Annderson because the Bible does not explicitly say "Don't pray to Pamela Anderson for intercession."