never-relenting: I was reading on another Christian blog and it said that Catholics pray to saints to ask for their intercession. Well this is true, it also said it was idolatry and a sin because Christ is the only one that intercedes for us. I was very confused about the whole statement, but is it true?
Does this blog advocate praying for other people? I can think of no Christian denomination that considers praying for fellow men to be sinful, but asking for prayers from friends and loved ones is essentially the same thing as asking for the saints’ intercession. The only real difference is that the saints are people we know were are holy enough to get into Heaven, so their prayers are sure to be quite powerful!
So, to answer your question, it is true that Catholics pray to saints, asking them in turn to pray for us. However, it is a common misconception to say that this amounts to idolatry or sin.
-Troy
