[Dr. Eckleburg]

I fail, at the very least, to see what good praying to someone else for what we are to pray only to God for, is going to do.

Roman Catholics not only believe that doing penance (performing good works) will pay for their own sins, they also believe doing penance can and will pay for the sins of others.

Roman Catholics believe they can store up good works and if they have more than they need to earn their own salvation they can give these extra credit payments in the form of penance to others to pay for their sins.

It's a primitive system of barter, completely ignoring the only sacrifice for sin that saves anyone -- Christ risen from the cross.

[metmom]

Galatians 2:15-16 "We who are Jews by birth and not 'Gentile sinners' know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified."

But then again, it's Paul speaking.....

[Natural Law]

"Roman Catholics believe.....Roman Catholics believe.....Roman Catholics believe..."

Since you have no basis for this opinion you are participating in mind reading on, dare I say, a biblical scale.

Since the topic of the thread is on the Nifonging (the prejudicial rush to judgment with a presumption of guilt) of the Catholic Church your posts seem only to be an admission accompanied with an excuse for your doing it.