I’m not very religious, but whenever I travel to European countries there’s always a local “Patron Saint” that the locals admonish or pray to (like Saint Sebastien – Patron Saint of Mallorca, or Saint Lucy in Venice being the Patron Saint of the blind). My question is, how is this not technically polytheistic? I thought you were only supposed to pray to God? Thanks!
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Saints are not gods. They are just people with a special relationship with God. When people pray to saints, they’re really just asking the saints to pray to God for them.
At least, that’s the Catholic stance on the matter. There are some churches (chiefly Protestant ones) that do regard this practice as a form of idolatry, and thus don’t allow it.
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