I can’t become Catholic because of their praying to saints, and because of their veneration of Mary above other female saints
think for a moment of what you have said, Mary should not be held in higher esteem than any other woman in the world????????She was Jesus’ mom....she carried God almighty in her womb, she raised and nurtured Him throughout His life here on earth, she suffered with Him during His hard times and through the Cricifixion of HER SON.....yeah, I’d give her some bonus points for that.....a lot of them and Catholics do not pray to saints....we pray through them......Saint Peter, please pray for me, Saint Anthony please help me....we ask them to intervene on our behalf to Jesus....and why not, they are there and pretty much on His good side. We also pray FOR our deceased parents, siblings, spouses, children, relatives, that they may be in heaven with Jesus....I’ll guarantee you that it cannot hurt, and if nothing else comes of it, it helps us remember our loved ones and satisfies our human needs to help, if we can.......very comforting, try it....you can lose nothing
Christ made quite clear . . .
that his mother
and His BROTHERS . . . as in siblings . . . as in Mary’s other sons . . .
were EQUAL in priority TO HIM TO ALL WHO DID THE WILL OF THE FATHER.
Fascinating how the Vatican et al weasel out of that one.
Sorry, Terycarl, I just don’t think we’ll ever come to a meeting of minds on these things.
I believe in what the Bible says, you believe there is revealed truth outside the Bible, in men’s traditions..
Nevertheless, take care,
Ed