You can do whatever you want...but nowhere in the Bible are we commanded to pray to Mary. Jesus didn't say pray to Mary. None of the epistles say we're supposed to, or required to, or say anything about recognizing her as a saint at all. Praying to Mary is not required to get to Heaven.
Praying to Mary is not required to get to Heaven
No Catholic (who knows anything about their religion) would say that it is. That doesn't mean you cannot pray to Mary.
You can do whatever you want...
"You will not die, you can do whatever you want, eat the fruit" -Satan
"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law" -Satanist Aleister Crowley.
No, you can't do whatever you want. Sin is not an option, and rejecting the Catholic faith is a sin. The issue here is you assume the bible is the sole authority of Christianity, the bible doesn't say this anywhere. The Bible was put together by the Catholic Church. There are plenty of places in scripture that talk about the intercession of saints https://www.scripturecatholic.com/saints-and-intercessory-prayer/
2 Thess 2:14 explicitly denies Sola Scriptura "Therefore, brethren, stand fast; and hold the traditions which you have learned, whether by word, or by our epistle." St. Paul is talking about sacred tradition right there. Clear as the blue sky.
Protestantism is from Hell, abandon it and embrace the true faith where true peace and joy is found. Outside of the Catholic Church, no man is saved.
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