Addressing the Misuse of 1 Timothy 2:5 by Protestant Apologists Or Deriving Right Doctrines from Wrong Texts Whenever Roman Catholics speak of Mary being a co-mediatrix or mention their belief that God allows Christians on earth to ask the saints in heaven to pray and intercede for them, Protestant apologists will often respond by citing the following passage: “For there is one ( heis ) God. There is also one ( heis ) mediator between God and the human race, Christ Jesus, him