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RE: GOD IS NOT RELIGIOUS!

In this blog, I respond to a comment I received on a recent blog I wrote titled: The Parable of the Granadilla vine . The title of this blog is a question or remark Catholics are commonly confronted with by fellow Christians from other denominations. The anonymous comment highlighted some questions and statements about what Christianity truly embodies. I welcome such questions as an important opportunity to clear misconceptions.  "Look upon the rainbow, and praise him who made it..." (Sirach 43:11), 1 December 2020 I would like to pull out three broad themes mentioned in responding to the comment:  (1) "Nowhere in the Bible does it say we must pray to Mother Mary to intercede for us or pray to the Saints?" The comment mentioned a specific sequence the Bible "should" be read in, as an adequate guide and manual. I would like to use this sequence of books to indicate where the idea of intercession or the concept of mediation of Mary and the Saints is derived....