-— Calling up the dead in some fashion or another is not appropriate.——
The saints in heaven are not dead. They are fully alive,.
Secondly, they are as much a part of the unified, mystical Body of Christ as we are. We are one with them.
Thirdly, we ate not conjuring spirits, like the witch of Endor. We are asking our brothers and sisters in glory to pray for us.
—— Why not call a friend? ——
The prayer of a righteous man availeth much, and our glorified brethren are certainly righteous.
“The saints in heaven are not dead. They are fully alive,.”
I am aware of that, and God calls them both dead, and living. So it is true to say they are dead, and it is true to say they are living.
When I say they are dead, I mean, dead as defined by Scripture. No real reason for either of us to make hash of it.
Therefore they MUST be mighty busy!
For me; I'll let others DO THE WORK of sainthood; thanks anyway...
Simple: do the math-—
How many saints has the RCC created?
How many Catholics are on the earth today?