... are able to confess their sins, requests, etc. directly to God, rather than a priest figure. In Catholicism, there are others called mediators - Mary, the many saints and the Catholic priests, who are placed on a pedestal, in effect becoming a hindrance to the intimate and personal communion with God ... concerning Christian doctrine, not the pope, or any other human organization. There are other differences, of course. Though Lutherans thank God for Mary and view her as the mother of God, we utterly reject the RC teaching that she is co-Mediator (Savior) with Christ, that ... manner o...

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