[Titanites]

Cut out the "middle man".

I don't have a "middle man". If I ask Mary or anyone else to pray for me, I am not making them the "middle man".

[Iowegian]

If I ask Mary or anyone else to pray for me, I am not making them the "middle man".

You can only ask them to pray for you, by praying to them, hence the problem. Jesus is a sure thing, stick with Him (unless you would like to explain why someone else would be more effective than Christ himself).