catholics do not show where it is found in the bible to do this? are they following Gods word or something a man said to do? i would only like an answer as to where they find this in the BIBLE.
2006-09-23 09:53:04 · 11 answers · asked by K 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Catholic Church is not a Christian church.
They pray to Mary, God's Word says pray to God in the name of Jesus.
2006-09-23 09:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by Born Again Christian 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
There is no where to be found in the Bible about praying to Mary I know because I was Catholic and when I looked and actually read the Bible I became convinced I couldn't remain Catholic. The belief in praying to a woman who was the mother of a god goes back to pagan times and the Catholics have adopted through the years many pagan teachings as their own and they say that this is tradition Jesus nowhere in the Bible tells us to pray to Mary what's more the Bible says that the only go between, between God and man is Jesus.
2006-09-23 17:01:57 · answer #2 · answered by miss moni 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
SInce the Bible was written by men (perhaps women, as well), isn't your question begging the question? Or do you mean to ask "Where in the books of the Bible that were selected by the Council of Trent does it specifically say to worship Mary?" In which case I don't know, but I'd point out there are a lot of concepts discussed in Christian mythology that is not specifically referred to in the Bible. Such as Rapture, or Second Coming, Original Sin, Immaculate Conception, Christmas, the Pope, Transubstantiation, Unpardonable Sin, Infallibility, Inerrancy, or Sunday School, to name a few.
Perhaps you're setting the bar higher for Catholics than for your own beliefs?
2006-09-23 17:00:02 · answer #3 · answered by godlessinaz 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I used to be a catholic(am no more) and one of the many things I was and still am against that cathechism teaches that's not in the Bible is to pray to Mary.
GOD Bless!
2006-09-23 16:57:41 · answer #4 · answered by I-C-U 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It does not state anywhere in the Bible to pray to Mary. We pray to God only - no one else. Mary is our intercessor. She pleads for us, just as you would plead for a friend. We do not pray to her, we ask for her help to intercede to her son, Jesus. She is our mother and what mother would not want to help her children?
2006-09-23 16:58:20 · answer #5 · answered by judirose2001 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you ask friends in this life to pray for you? It is the same when we pray to Mary and the saints to ask them to pray for us and with us as we pray to God.
"Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful." - James 5: 16.
When we pray to Mary and the saints, we are asking them to pray for us. Those in Heaven are very righteous.
Contact me if you have questions.
2006-09-23 16:59:00 · answer #6 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO WHERE IN THE BIBLE DOES IT SAY TO PRAY TO MARY OR ANY OTHER PERSONS!!!!!!!!!!!! JESUS SAID IN JOHN 14: 6 "I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME " Jesus is our mediator between God and Man and no one else....... Gorbalizer
2006-09-23 17:06:22 · answer #7 · answered by gorbalizer 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You dont find it in the bible. You pray to God, no one else.
2006-09-23 16:55:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have not found it in the Bible.
2006-09-23 16:55:42 · answer #9 · answered by yeppers 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The whole bible was written by man, so following it is doing what a man told you to do.
2006-09-23 16:55:05 · answer #10 · answered by Girl Wonder 5 · 1⤊ 5⤋