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There seems to be a great deal of confusion among non-Catholics concerning the Church's teaching on praying to the saints in heaven.

No confusion at all...

To pray means to ask, not to worship. We do not pray to the saints instead of God. We pray to God and ask that the saints pray for and with us

Problem is, we know that your statement is not true...We have posted numerous Catholic repetitious prayers from Catholic sites on the internet that show the prayers...And some of them are from your popes...

You ask saints to perform miracles...Without the aid of God...You guys even plant graven images of the saints in the ground to help with your real estate sales...You carry them dangling off your car mirrors for the same reasons others use talismen...

Many of you plant graven images of Mary in bathtubs and put those altars in your front yards...

Why would you deny it??? The proof is everywhere...

Mary receives special honor because she, who once cared for the physical body of Christ, now cares, through her intercession, for the mystical body of Christ (the Church). Devotion to Mary differs, just as devotion to family differs, from devotion to God. In no way does it imply equality with God. Even the Protestant reformers saw this as being consistent with Scripture.

Oh c'mon...There aren't any Reformers who thought your religion's view of Jesus' mother was consistent with scripture...It's nowhere to be found in scripture...