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Prayer and Catholic LifeWhat is the Sign of the Cross?A simple prayer that professes the Trinity and remembers Christ's saving Cross.Read the answerPrayer and the saintsWhy do Catholics ask Mary and the saints to pray for us?Honor is not worship. The saints intercede within Christ's one Body.Read the answerSacramentsWhy confess sins to a priest?God forgives. The priest serves as Christ's sacramental minister.Read the answerThe EucharistIs the Eucharist really Jesus?After the consecration, the whole Christ is truly present under the appearances of bread and wine.Read the answerWorship and sacred artWhy do Catholics use statues and sacred images?Sacred images help us remember the people and mysteries they represent. They are not gods.Read the answerThe RosaryDid Jesus condemn repetitive prayer?Jesus condemned empty babbling, not sincere prayer that returns lovingly to the same words.Read the answerLife after deathWhat is Purgatory, and why pray for the dead?Purgatory is the final purification of those who die in God's friendship, not a second chance after rejecting him.Read the answerThe ChurchWhy do Catholics have a pope?The pope is the successor of St. Peter and a visible servant of the Church's unity.Read the answerDivine RevelationWhy do Catholics follow Sacred Tradition as well as the Bible?Scripture and Apostolic Tradition transmit the one Word of God entrusted to the Church.Read the answer