The Catholic church does not pray to dead bodies! I just could not get past that first paragraph. Catholics do ask the heavenly Saints for intercession, although Protestants do not do this. Protestants, however, most definitely do not consider the Saints dead bodies. And Protestants have been known to ask a favor of Saint, especially a Sainted relative, from time to time. And most certainly, Protestants admire the Saints, their examples great of faith, courage, and sacrifice.
What? Where is a Scripture which gives you any of this.
They're dead, Jim! The ONLY Intercessor between God and man is Jesus Christ. None other! NONE!
1 Timothy 2: 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;