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Is Praying to the Saints Idolatrous?
by Joe Heschmeyer
Praying to the Saints is the opposite of idolatry.
Praying to the Saints is the opposite of idolatry.
The Saints in Heaven are living witnesses and members of the Church.
One of the most hotly-contested passages in Catholic-Protestant dialogues is the “Upon This Rock” passage in Matthew 16:18. After the Apostle Simon confesses faith in Jesus as the Messiah (the Christ), Jesus says to him “And I tell you, you are Peter, [Petros] and on this rock [petra] I will build my church, and the powers of death [Hades] shall not prevail […]