I grew up in a Catholic town and didn't really get introduced to Protestants or other denominations until college. I was surprised to find out that Catholics would be called "Mary worshippers" because of the idea that Catholics "pray to saints". I believe it had to do with the problem of worshipping idols, but that's my question. What does a non-Catholic Christian see as wrong about praying "to" saints?
Now I'll say why I keep using quotes. I do remember being taught that we don't pray to the saint him/herself. We basically ask the saint to pray for us or with us. For those outside of the Catholic faith, is it still considered wrong to pray to God while asking for saints to also pray with us, and why?
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