Yup and all their pagan practices,rituals,idol worship, praying to others(Mary, praying to other dead humans etc) besides Christ or to god in Christs name is not biblical doctrine period. It also was not done when Christ was on earth. Its Roman paganism mixed with Christianity(done by Constantine when the empire accepted Christianity), if they would just do research on it they would see it for what it is.
Nope, the Cross and Saints that you may see in a Church are just visuals to help remind us of what we are about.
You pray to GOD ONLY. There is no praying to dead humans.
You have your information all wrong.
We ask Saints and Mary to pray WITH AND FOR US in the Spirit of two or more praying together as in the Bible.
I don’t think it is wrong to ask my dear mother who passed to please pray for me and others in her prayers despite her passing. Why wouldn’t those who passed away not be wanting to pray hand help us.
Many ask especially Mary to pray for us or our needs because Christ at the wedding turned water into wine despite this not being His time due to his mother asking. Mary has the love of Jesus and to ask her to include us in her prayers isn’t us praying to her like some goddess.
Now do peasants not get that? Yes.
You can see some Hispanics in my area come to Church with statues the size of a toddler at times not understanding that what they are doing is ignorant.
Some are even doing a Rosary during Mass which is also wrong.
Thank you for making that point. Since I'm not a religious person nor historian, I sometimes forget about about Constantine. Wasn't he instrumental in the founding of the Catholic Church? Won't Google and wait for your knowledgeable reply.