Why would anyone need to step foot in a Catholic Church?
Why wouldn't you........ scared you might find the truth?
I know for a fact the Catholics Worship Mary as a God. Look at all the pictures and statues of Mary in the Catholic Church.
You know for a fact huh? Show me where the Magisterium or the Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us to worship Mary. Gazing at a sunset—or a great painting of a sunset—and contemplating the greatness of God through the beauty of his creation is not idolatry. Nor is it idolatrous to look at statues of great saints of old in order to honor them for the great things God has done through them. It is no more idolatrous for us to desire to imitate their holy lives and honor them than it was for St. Paul to exhort the Corinthians to imitate his own holy life (1 Cor. 4:16) and to "esteem very highly" those who were "over [the Thessalonians] in the Lord and admonish [them]" (1 Thess. 5:12–13).
How can you Catholics claim to follow Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior when you spend all your time and energies on Worshiping and Praying to Mary?
Very easily pal, because we don't worship Mary. Have you looked up yet in the Magisterium or the Catechism of the Catholic Church where it tells us to worship Mary?
When you go to confession, the Priest does not tell you to Pray to Jesus for forgiveness of you sins.
This right here here shows you know nothing about The sacrament of Reconciliation.
In case you didn't know, after we are absolved of our sins, we pray the Act of Contrition prayer: "O, my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you. I detest all my sins because of your just punishment, but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin."
Don't know about you, but we Catholics beleive Jesus to be the second person of the Holy Trinity......God.
Instead they demand you Pray to Mary 50 times or more for the forgiveness of your sins!
I highly doubt that. Lol! I've been to confession probably thousands of times, (yes, I'm a huge sinner) and never once have I had a priest "demand" penance upon me. Much less fifty Hail Mary's! Lol! Although on many occasions, my penance have been doing acts of charity such as, doing something nice for a stranger, call or vist a sick friend, go spend time with the lonely at a retirement community, ect.
Mary cannot forgive you for you sins and Praying to Mary IS a sin!
Ahhhh.... Duh! We Catholics know Mary cannot forgive our sins. If you think we do, show me where the Magisterium or the Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that she can. {rolling eyes} Now as for praying to Mary being a sin. Let me ask you this. Do you talk regularly with your pastor and ask him/her to pray for you? If so, I'm pretty sure your pastor doesn't turn you away by saying, "Don't talk to me! Don't ask me to pray for you! Go straight to Jesus!" No, i'm pretty sure your pastor has compassion and "intercedes" (stands in the gap) for him. I'm willing to bet He/she prays
for the congregation and for individuals. He/she has compassion and wants to assist people in their relationship with Christ. This in no way diminishes Jesus' role as the Lord and Saviour.
You see, we Catholics dont beleive Heaven to be a "dead" place. Catholics believe people in heaven are alive. (Mat 19:29, 25:46, 10:17-22, Mk 10:30, Lk 10:25-30, Lk 18:18-30, Jn 3:15-16). We think Mary is totally alive, and is praying for us the way a faithful pastor would pray for his congregation, except much more so. She's interceding for the unborn, for mothers contemplating abortion, and for many others who are experiencing sorrows in our world, and who need Jesus.
Why do you Catholics hate God so much that you turn to Mary as your God? Do you NOT know that as long as you pray to and Worship Mary that God cannot allow you to enter into Heaven?
Really??? I gotta ask...... what color is the sky in your world???
Pax Christi
"from henceforth, all generations shall call me Blessed." ---Luke 1:48.