[rwa265]

Catholics are praying TO Mary....that’s where the problem occurs.

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Who was the first to express a problem with the practice?

It is my understanding that Christians have been asking for Mary’s intercession from the early days of Christianity, and nobody had a problem with it until sometime after the Reformation. Is there a record of Luther, Calvin, or Zwingli having a problem with it? Or was it someone who came along after them? Do you have any information on that?

[ealgeone]

You are correct, there are too many Catholics who get carried away on praying to Mary, including clergy and religious. But when you are talking about more than a billion people, there are bound to be a few million who go beyond Catholic teaching.

You seemed to give that impression a few posts back.

However, in the NT we do not have any example of people being told, or people praying to, departed believers.

. We do have numerous examples of being told to direct our prayers to God. The best known being the Lord's Prayer.

[Elsie]

It is my understanding ...

Well; since you accept everything that flows downhill from Rome; of COURSE!