St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
And do thou, oh prince of the heavenly hosts
By the power of God
Cast into hell
Satan and all evil spirits
Who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
AMEN.
I appreciate your long explanation and you have some good points, but it seems you may as well go right to the best source God.
Lastly, who are "real" saints we should pray too? Many have been made saints by the catholic church...but that was men who chose them...and I don't think I need to reremind you how corrupt the top of the church is and always has been,, how they have rewritten history, wrong translations in bibles over centuries, lost books,, etc so forth. I mean didn't they make mother Theresa a Saint or plan too? She was a messed up piece of work.
Which "saints do you trust to be saints" to pray to? At this point you can't trust our histories. Heck I don't even know if Jesus can be safely prayed to so ill just stick with God personally. I shouldn't need to be interceded for since he knows my heart and hears me.
My non religious two cents. It might not be popular around here but it took me along time to even come back to God from the above questions I've had over the years. It took the face of evil I could no longer not see in the last 5 years to remind me God is the balance to all that. But I don't trust a man made written history. To me it is all propaganda
The definition of a saint is anyone who experiences the beatific vision. The church through the power of keys and the guidance of the Holy Spirit has a right to declare a saint
That's my point.
Well then it's a damn good point