Catholics agree with this as the Christian Church founded by the apostle St. Peter. This is valid.
Catholics venerate saints but do not deify saints. As Catholics believe in eternal life, asking a saint to pray for us is as legit as asking anybody else to join you in prayer. Catholics believe that these living saints can and do act on our behalf in furtherance of God's plan, but salvation comes through Christ and not saints.
Consider the, "Hail, Mary," prayer. It acknowledges Mary's unique role as mother of Christ, worthy of veneration, and asks Mary to pray for us sinners. She is not the way, the truth, and the light, but she is first among saints. It is just a request to Mary to pray for us.
If you ask St Louis or St Anthony the Great to pray for us I don't regard that as a prayer to a false deity, you are just talking to them and asking for their help.
You are praying to dead people to hook you up with your saviour who desires that you talk to him.
I'm not worried that it is blasphemy, and if you don't do that then you're on the right side of it too. We shall shitpost together eternally, may He find us worthy.
Pray for me to Jesus if you believe I am a follower of false gods. I will find the way.
Also I admit that the management of the Catholic Church is completely fucked up at the moment. It's happened before and it will happen again. Give us time, maybe a century or so, to sort this shit out.
That’s a big old gamble to be taking, I don’t think we necessarily have centuries left. Francis looks like he could have been put in place to fulfil on Rev 17:15-18 to me.
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. Revelation 17 KJV
Relevant:
Messiah 2030 ~ The Prophetic Messianic Timeline - Part 1 - Messiah 2030 [2.07.14]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AG_nJNcTjM
Messiah 2030 ~ The Prophetic Messianic Timeline - Part 2 [1.42.08]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwsjrcUtNhU
I shall pray for you :)
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