* If you ask me, private revelation is the work of demons or at least the work of Sr. Faustina's imagination. I don't believe it's from Christ. Explain to me why Sr. Faustina's diary was suppressed by every pope prior to JP2.*
We are not obligated to believe in any private revelations.
My understanding is that it was a poor translation (Polish into Italian).
*Her diary even was placed on the Index of Prohibited Books.*
Because Sr. Faustina was all but illiterate, her diary was written phonetically and almost without punctuation and quotation marks. A poor translation reached Rome, which condemned the book as heretical in 1958. When Karol Wojtyla became Archbishop of Krakow, he was faced with a delicate problem -- many people in his Church were intensely devoted to these writings, even calling Faustina a saint. He was advised to start an investigation into the matter. In the course of his study, he had a new translation made, which resulted in the removal of Rome's condemnation of the writings, just six months before he was elected Pope." (copied from ZENIT)
[ http://www.zenit.org/english/archive/0004/ZE000430.html#item1 ]
under
"WORLD FEATURES
ST. FAUSTINA KOWALSKA: FOCUS OF DIVINE MERCY
Polish Nun Died at 33 Leaving World Message of Divine Mercy"
*I stand my ground, the Divine Mercy has no place on the Church calendar during Pascha.*
When you die, be sure to tell Jesus Christ himself that is how you feel.
My response is simple. John Paul II was a Pole as was Sr. Faustina.
I am not prepared to say that the Divine Mercy is from Jesus Christ. If you ask me Sr. Faustina's diary smacks of a form of Gnosticism, or hidden esoteric fantasies.
It is not a matter of dogma, and I am proud that my Church stays true to its calendar and refuses to add this innovation.