I understand you point. On the other hand petitioning a saint, who is a member of the Church triumphant, requesting his prayers for your behalf, does not seem like the same thing.
” On the other hand petitioning a saint, who is a member of the Church triumphant, requesting his prayers for your behalf, does not seem like the same thing.”
Well, we are not supposed to, or the Bible would so tell us - if we are in need of prayer, it seems God has provided fellow saints alongside us who can join us in prayer. Certainly I do this regularly, perhaps you do also. Calling up the dead in some fashion or another is not appropriate. Why not call a friend?
We are the saints of the church triumphant...And we have a direct phone line to God...