how many time have I explained to directly that any Catholic who worships Mary is AUTOMATICALLY EXCOMMUNICATED from the Catholic Church ‘Latae sententiae’ which is a Latin phrase, meaning “sentence (already) passed”, used in the canon law of the Catholic Church.
A latae sententiae penalty is one that follows ipso facto or automatically, by force of the law itself, when a law is contravened.
A penalty that binds a guilty party only after it has been imposed on the person is known as a ferendae sententiae (meaning “sentence to be passed”) penalty.[1]
The Code of Canon Law, which binds Catholics of the Latin Church, inflicts latae sententiae censures for certain forbidden actions. ‘
Worshipping an other than the Triune God is AUTOMATIC EXCOMMUNICATION.
amdg
But nobody points out or reprimands the person doing the worshiping...They just keep on keepin' on...So three fourths or more of your Church may already be 'ex-communicated'...They just don't know it...
What a farce...
Is the church's cowards way out of dealing with sin in the church.
Instead of having the backbone to deal with sin straight on, they hide behind, *you did it to yourself*.
There's no respect for someone who abdicates their allegedly God given responsibility.
Course, considering what the clergy engages in and church history, they're in no position to go pointing any fingers.
Do Roman Catholics pray TO Mary?
If so, they are Latae sententiae also -- prayer to anyone OTHER than God is worshipping. Argue all you want that it's veneration, but show me in Scripture where Christ taught the disciples to pray to anyone OTHER than God Almighty. Then I'll listen.
Mary is dead physically and in Heaven... but she's not omniscient. She's too busy worshipping God, just as all the other saints (not the "Saints" canonized by the Cult, but all those who are saved and with God). Praying to her, in my estimation, means God, who is ACCESSIBLE to all of his children, is somehow not as good as Mary.
Really?
Everytime I read the bilge about, "if you asked your Mom to pray for you, is that bad? Is it? Is it?" I have to laugh at the outright stupidity of the question. Of course it's okay... your Mom is still alive and here, PRAYING DIRECTLY TO GOD on your behalf. She can hear you, see you, and if you haven't bathed, smell you -- Mary cannot. So your Mom praying for you is exactly what we're told to do to--to pray for one another.
So... if I have DIRECT ACCESS TO GOD, why pray to anyone else to pray for me when all I have to do is to approach God in prayer?
Praying to anyone other than God is idolatry. And stupid. Pray to God who hears you!
Hoss
Oh!
Kinda like my wife!!
If she EVER finds out that I adore, venerate, pray to, talk to excessively, have pictures of, the lovely lady next door.