saints and relics, it should first be made clear that it is sinful for anyone to worship someone or something other than God. The Catholic Church teaches that, and if some Catholics don’t know it, they need to be told. So worshiping a saint is wrong, and worshiping a statue of the saint—heaven forbid—is wrong.67 Do we steal glory from God when we honor one of his children? On the contrary, by recognizing that the good deeds and holy lives of the saints were products of God’s grace, and by seeking to emulate them, we give due honor to God.68
