[Old Yeller]

BTW, if Catholics were able to confess directly to God, the same way they pray

No, they pray to Mary, hoping she'll tell God what to do, because she's His mother and he has to do what he says. Why else would they pray to Mary as their intercessor instead of directly to God?

[oh8eleven]

No, they pray to Mary, hoping she'll tell God what to do, because she's His mother
No, Mary is not God's mother.