I can understand praying to Mary rather than Jesus, since she would be more inclined to hear my pray, having died a horrible death just for me... Whoops.. Did I get that backwards?
I'm thankful that I have 2000 years of Catholic teaching, saints, Popes, miracles, holy men and women, the liturgy.
It's a beautiful thing.
I feel sorry for the narrow minded who put God in a box, who limit Him to "if it ain't in the Bible I don't believe it."
Fruit of the Protestant revolt.