Why? Catholics don't pray to ask passed souls in the belief that those souls have special powers to answer prayers, but rather for the same reason they confer with souls still present in the body, when asking for them to pray for them. Why? Because some passed souls, such as a persecuted Saint or your mother, might understand your situation better than the person next to you at Mass. I think some Catholics take this to extreme and even past extreme. If and when they pray to a passed soul in the same way they pray to God, then they are in error.
** I think some Catholics take this to extreme and even past extreme. If and when they pray to a passed soul in the same way they pray to God, then they are in error. **
Incorrect.
I appreciate your comments. They are well stated and argued.
I think the issue is whether or not it is within Christian theological understanding that the living can communicate with the dead and vice versa.
Would that also be true if those prayers to Mary or the so called saints are posted online by Catholic sites?