John Paul II never speculated any such thing. Medjugorje has never been approved by the Church, even after three commission investigations.
Here. Read what the current bishop, Bishop Peric, said just last summer:
Fifthly, the "seers" who see visions on a daily basis and the endless apparitions themselves (33,333 to date, nor it there any risk of my being mistaken, for there is no end to the numbers or the "visions") are more in the nature of a religious show and a spectacle for the world than a true and faithful witness to the peace and unity of the Faith and love for the Church. Who can fail to see that these endlessly multiplying numbers should not be taken seriously? Shall we change our Catholic orthodoxy for fantastical superstition?
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I'm well aware of all the controversy surrounding Medjugorje. You are preaching to the choir!
Re-read the article posted on Spirit Daily - it says it right there - "JPII speculates privately......."
I have no idea how this private speculation of our beloved Pope gets it's legs in the media.....maybe there is some unknown entity pushing the Medjugorje agenda down unsuspecting throats. I don't care one way or the other.....as a Catholic I'm not bound to believe Medjugorje or Fatima. I would though like to know if John Paul's private speculations is indeed fact.