Ronn! wrote:One question which might be asked here is why does anyone need someone else to pray for them? IOW, why is it necessary for a Catholic to pray to Mary and ask her to pray to God for them? Why cannot reason that person pray directly to God?
(Serious question, not meant as any sort of wisecrack.)
I think this has been covered since you asked this, but just in case... A Catholic *can* pray directly to God, but often also takes the time to ask others (including Mary) to pray for them as well.
Okay. It just seems strange to me to pray to anyone other than God.
JDG wrote:When Jesus comes back, the world as we know it comes to an end - and we wouldn't want that, now would we? ;-)
Ronn! replied:Many so-called fundamentalist Christians apparently do want exactly that, and are willing to help Him hurry.
I've read somewhere that a few people considered great religious leaders
FWIW, I was thinking more "doomsday cults" than "people considered great religious leaders" . . .
-- Ronn! :)
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