“No it isn’t. Where did you get that idea?”
Besides the scripture? Your religion:
“Mary is the intermediary through whom is distributed unto us this immense treasure of mercies gathered by God, for mercy and truth were created by Jesus Christ. Thus as no man goeth to the Father but by the Son, so no man goeth to Christ but by His Mother.” (Vatican Website: Encyclical of Pope Leo 13th on the Rosary, Octobri Mense, Pope Leo 13th, 1903-1914)
See post #114 for more.
“No it doesn’t. You can only hear ANYTHING AT ALL because God makes it possible for you to hear it.”
God does not make it possible to hear every prayer in the world, whether said or unsaid (in the mind), and the heart of the person praying, and to understand and process them billions at a time, since to do so would be to give the individual omnipresence and omniscience, which are attributes of the Deity. Not only that, but it usurps His place in the prayer life of Christians, as the scripture only tells us that we ought to approach God without fear in the name of Christ, and frequently, and in none of the teachings of prayer in scripture are we told to pray to a creature.
“No it doesn’t. When the Bible tells us to “pray for one another” (James 5:16), it does not say that one or the other is better than the other one”
In that event, you should be pleased to ask your friend to pray for you instead of involving yourself in a form of necromancy. I ask my friend to pray for me all the time, and my prayers are almost always answered when this is done, and miraculously too. There is no reason to disturb the rest of departed Christians, who are not more holy than any other Christian on Earth who has the imputed righteousness of Christ. Furthermore, your friend can hear you. The Christians in heaven cannot. The scripture says to ask our brothers and sisters to pray for you. It does not say, to sit before an altar of Mary, adorned with flowers and incense, on your knees, and beg for her help and protection.
“Do you have kids? If so, do you ever praise them?”
Sure, but I never say to a child “Oh all-holy ever-virgin kinsmen, thou protector of my life, my stronghold, my protection, my help, oh seat of wisdom and stayer of God’s hand, pray for us sinners!”
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" To pray to a created being, rather than the creator as taught in scripture, is essentially to give to them the honor of being a savior, a mediator, and a God. " "
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Then you said that that statement you made is somehow included in this quote you provided:
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" “Mary is the intermediary through whom is distributed unto us this immense treasure of mercies gathered by God, for mercy and truth were created by Jesus Christ. Thus as no man goeth to the Father but by the Son, so no man goeth to Christ but by His Mother.” (Vatican Website: Encyclical of Pope Leo 13th on the Rosary, Octobri Mense, Pope Leo 13th, 1903-1914) "
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I think the problem is that you have to read and interpret things with a great deal more discernment, and, frankly, a lot more accuracy. That first statement is NOT included or implied anywhere in the second quote you provided, as you erroneously asserted.
Also, do you believe that Mary did her part to bring Jesus to this world through His birth, and that God specifically chose her to bring the merciful Jesus (our Saviour) into our human world like that, and God willed that Mary play her important part in bringing Jesus and His Mercy and His Grace to us, and that God had sent His special Messenger Gabriel to announce that to Mary in advance, and to ask for her consent first?
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" God does not make it possible to hear every prayer in the world, whether said or unsaid (in the mind), and the heart of the person praying, and to understand and process them billions at a time, since to do so would be to give the individual omnipresence and omniscience..." "
How in the world do you know what God does or does not do?
Also, those two special faculties (if given by God to a creature) would most certainly NOT give that person "omnipresence and omniscience". Please look those two words up in a good dictionary for their actual definitions.
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" In that event, you should be pleased to ask your friend to pray for you instead of involving yourself in a form of necromancy. "
Once again, you would do well to consult a good dictionary. You are using an incorrect interpretation of the word "necromancy".
Definition: Necromancy - 1. Divination by alleged communication with the dead. 2. Black magic; sorcery.
That in no way means asking someone else to pray for you, which is what Catholics do.
Do you believe that, while here on earth, Jesus actually spoke with Moses and Elijah? Do you believe Jesus engaged in necromancy? Do you believe that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is not the God of the dead, but of the living (as Jesus said - Matthew 22:32)?
Also, if there is a quote somewhere from, say, "Pope James John XXV", and it says, "It is sunny today", one cannot point to that quote and then say, "See - he said today is Tuesday!" Those two sentences do NOT mean the same thing at all - they truthfully bear no actual resemblence to each other.
One final point -- while typing speed can be an important factor here, accuracy and truthfulness are even more important, and we should all prudently seek those qualities in our posting.
I have to leave this computer right now, but I would implore you to reflect a lot more on all those quotes you are using before you type them, and read them again with great prayer, care, and measured discernment. Pay particular attention to greater discernment and distinction between flowery and poetic musings and actual statements of doctrine. In a well-meaning and good-natured way, I candidly tell you that I honestly believe that if you sincerely do that, you will end up being met with far fewer posters here deciding in frustration and exasperation that the unnecessary tedium and the extra tiresome work needed to correct so many invalid definitions and misinterpreted quotes, is just not worth the effort to try to continue to dialog with you.
May God bless you with His peace that passes all understanding.