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Originally Posted by B-rett
No Catholic is forcing anybody to pray to the saints. The catholic church just allows people to pray how they feel is best. If some people feel the need to pray to the saints to be closer to God, then so be it.
Furthermore, I believe that Jesus is the Son of Man. He is God incarnate. So he is full God and full man.
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By praying to saints, you are praying to something other than God, which is a false idol.
Saints are nothing more than people who lived and died for their faith. Choosing a saint to follow in the footsteps of is one thing, such as Mother Theresa, St Francis of Assisi, etc., and can lead to one living a life for the betterment of man and God.
PRAYING to a saint like they are holy is the equivalent of praying to a demigod.