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What part of ONE don’t you understand? Jesus is our mediator - not anyone else.
1 Timothy 2:5
King James Version (KJV)
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus
A mediator!= An intercessor.
The reason the Church’s teaching on the communion of saints doesn’t contradict the Scripture you cited is because all who are alive, in heaven, are alive “in Christ”. So their intercessory prayer points to ( is directed towards and through) Jesus. So indeed, He is the only mediator between us (all humans) and God the Father.
Note, that’s exactly what that Scripture says: it describes Jesus as the mediator between us and the FATHER.
God the Son is the mediator between man and God, indeed even in his person, for he has both a human nature and a divine nature.
So again, those who are “in Him” point to Him in their prayers. And who else would they pray for other than us here on earth. They certainly need no more prayer for themselves.