I pray to God.
Not to Pope Paul VI. I might pray for him. This is what Catholic teaching says for us to do - pray for our enemies..pray for souls in purgatory.
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I once asked a trad priest if he could offer a Mass for Annibale Bugnini and he looked like he was sucking a lemon.
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Well, I read a story that St. Lawrence prayed for his pursecutors while he roasted on a grid iron.
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Then there is the Prayer in the Mass for the Feast St. Lawrence, August 10th, which has an
expanded version found at the end of the Benedicite.
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It was hard for me at first, but I got used to it after a while, then I liked it so much I found an image of his statue which I made into my avatar, which see ...
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