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Originally Posted by lordzeb
Catholics hold mary in such regard because she is the MOTHER OF GOD. She is the closest any human being, any mortal man, could possibly have been to Christ. He grew inside her womb and she carried him around for 9 months. You can't get much closer to Christ than that even if you're his friend, his lover, his step brother, whatever. That is why they pray to mary, they believe in the eternal soul and believe that when they pray to her they are making a connection with the human being that was closest to Christ.
You say asking a dead person. To them they see it as asking the soul of another human being who led an exceptionally lose life to god for their strength and guidance. It is no different than asking for a preacher to pray for you. Even though his is alive and earth his earthly form is meaningless in comparison to his everlasting spirit which when he dies with reside (maybe) in Heaven. So it's like having a preacher in heaven who you can call on for guidance. How this translates into having control over God is beyond me and seems more to be the way you take it than them. If you ask any Catholic who is greater, God or St.Paul they will say God.
I think you need to read up more in what Saints are in the eyes of the Catholic Church because they believe that everyone who makes it to heaven is a saint because they have been completely purified and are holy. The "S" Saints, the ones with a capitol letter are just the ones who have been recognized as saints on earth. They teach that they don't make anyone a saint, only recognize them.
Again they still believe that Jesus Christ was the son of God, the savior of Man and part of the Holy Trinity and that is all it takes to be a Christian religion. That is it. There are no other qualifications than that.
In YOUR opinion they might not be christian but by how the religions are defined, they are.
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It's not my opinion *Zeb* you have to understand just because someone says they are a christian doesn't mean that they are. The antichrist will appear like christ, if it where possible he would deceive the very elect, good thing its not possible. Christianity is a personal relationship with Jesus christ not marry nor any other angels i didn't disagree with saints, but worshipping them is another thing *zeb*. Like Meknow said "I can't tell in the heart of a person whether they do things out of ignorance or deception."
So here is a few brief questions for you *Zeb* since you present to be knowledgable in these manners! how come the catholics baptize in the name of the father, son, & the holy spirit? and where in the scriptures will you find worship of angels & marry? why is the pope so glorified? and furthermore where in the bible does it say to pray to the dead? i am very anxious to find these things in the bible...