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To: Fedora
Go find me an offical Catholic document that teaches the worship of Mary.

There will not be one of course. Roman Catholicism would never admit what is actually practiced by its adherents.

Jesus isn't on earth, either. Are you claiming he therefore isn't an "actual person"?

The difference being we have these words from Christ.

…13And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:13 NASB

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will remain--so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. John 15:16 NASB

He is the Creator....it's ok to pray to the Creator...not the created.

The Rosary was originally prayed using the Psalms--no "Hail Mary" involved.

Which further illustrates how Roman Catholicism has corrupted praying to God only. All of the prayer in Psalm 150 is directed to God.

The current Rosary has shifted the emphasis of prayer to God to prayers to Mary.

91 posted on 04/29/2017 7:26:09 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone
There isn't one because that's not what Catholicism has ever taught. Attacking a straw man is fallacious.

If it's not okay to ask others to pray for us, why did Paul ask his churches to pray for him?--how is this not going through created beings?

The original Rosary based on the Psalms was also Roman Catholic. The current Rosary also has Our Father's, which is praying to God. The Hail Mary's are only prayed after the Our Father's. The Psalms are divided into different groups with different themes. The current Rosary is a shorter way of praying the same themes. The Our Father's and Hail Mary's are designed to help visualize the associated Scripture readings. If you take out the Scriptures that go with the beads, you're not doing the Rosary the way the Catholic Church teaches it.

98 posted on 04/29/2017 7:49:03 PM PDT by Fedora
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