Many Catholics (including Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and the Assyrian Church of the East) will "venerate" Mary and the saints by praying to them. However, the Bible commands us to pray to God and to God alone. There is not one scripture that says to pray to anyone else. Prayer is an act of worship …
Source: Mysteries and secrets of Voodoo, Santeria and Obeah / Fanthorpe, R. Lionel. Book "Brought to Cuba by the Yoruba peoples of West Africa, Santería is a syncretic faith based on the development of personal relationships—through divination, sacrifice, initiation, and mediumship—between practitioners and the orisha spiritual entities. These orishas intercede in the daily lives of humans …
God Alone Forgives: (Luke 5:20-24; Isaiah 43:25) — Only God can blot out transgressions: Luke 5:20-24 20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but …
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