Understanding the Difference Between Intercessory Prayer and Necromancy

Today Joe tackles the Protestant accusation that Catholics practice necromancy when they pray to the Saints. We take a look at 1 Samuel 28 and Saul’s consultation with the Witch of Endor. Transcript:   Joe: Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. Today I want to consider two contradictory arguments often made by the very same people against the Catholic practice of praying to the saints and Mary in heaven. So some Protestants will regard this practice simply as pointless. Why not just go directly to God? But other people will go beyond that and say it’s not...