[Old Yeller]

Why would you pray to Mary, or the Saints when the Father invites you into a direct intimate relation ship with Him?

Because Catholicism is a religion with strict rules, regulations, and hierarchies to follow if you want to earn your way into heaven. It's not about a relationship with a Savior based on God's grace.

[Petrosius]

Because Catholicism is a religion with strict rules, regulations, and hierarchies to follow if you want to earn your way into heaven. It's not about a relationship with a Savior based on God's grace.

You should not speak of what you do not know. All Catholics are called to have a personal relationship with Jesus. We also proclaim that are salvation is by grace alone. Perhaps you should get some faithful Catholics better before you speak of what are relationship with God is.