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From what I see the protestants do not believe that anyone other than Christ or God can hear our prayers. They also believe that any tradition that the church follows that is not expressly mentioned in the Bible is not a "correct" tradition. I was discussing this with a Catholic friend of mine recently. They asked why I do not participate in Lent. Lent as practiced by the Catholic church is a tradition that has grown over the years. It is not expressed in the Bible as necessary in order to earn salvation. In fact the denial of certain things for only a short period of time (other than fasting) is not requested in the Bible at all. This is just one of the many doctrinal differences between Catholocism and Protestantism. Coming from a Protestant background we felt almost irritated that we would be lumped together with Catholics as Christians because our beliefs differ so greatly. We were even told once by a friends priest who was visiting their home while we were there that if he could he would have us burned at the stake for our "Bible packin' Protestantism." There can be a lot of differences between the two sides of Christianity and there can be a lot of animosity.
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"Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama
My Karma just ran over your Dogma. 
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