It's sad to see everyone in the backyard rolling beads for Mary when some of them could have been at the dying woman's bedside, holding her hand and praying with her to Jesus.Substituting intruding in place of compassion?
Dying is not easy; people who sincerely want to help don't intrude on family time.
Going through the "Second Trinity, At Godhead Level" Mary instead of the only mediator between God and man, Jesus, is ineffective.
I wasn't saying everyone should barge in and cause a scene, just that someone should pray to Jesus with the dying woman, declared as a saint that can be prayed to after death (per the link YOU provided). Of course she is a saint, as are all Christians according to the Bible.
But asking (praying ) any of the millions of Christians that have passed away as a mediator is one step away from praying to Jesus. God wants us to go directly to Him.
Catholicism is a more complete (and possibly compassionate?) faith.Really, better than being a Biblical born again Christian (the faith your response is substituting Catholicism for?)
God does love and forgive me, but no need to be forgiven for stating the truth.
May God love (and forgive) YOU. Especially for inferring that an Ex Catholic cannot be a saint.
But I do apologize for offending you, that was not my intention.
May God richly bless you, mlizzy.
Of course not!
They think those things are really, Really, REALLY! important and that by doing them something miraculously happens.
We PROTESTants can't find anywhere Christianity's book that it's so.