"This has to do with the communion of saints, part of the Apostles Creed."
To me it has more to do with "there is but one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." Mary didn't die for our sins. Only Jesus, who did, entered the Holy of Holies so we could become children of God.
Yes, I agree. So does my church.
What I meant by the differences over the communion of saints is this: We all ask others to pray for us. Catholics include the saints, living and those gone before, those who are with God now. We believe we are "in communion" with them and they are with us in communion, alive in Christ and can hear us (we refer to Revelations for scripture on this) and can pray for us, as we can for others as well. We believe we are one church with them, and we are reminded at Mass that they are with us now, part of one body, as well.
What I have heard from some protestants is that this is not so, the dead saints are either asleep or cannot hear us.
This is what I was referring to in my previous post. I don't know if your teaching is the same or not. I appreciate your reply...