I don’t mean to demean or run down people who believe in this - I do not know enough about it to make any sort of judgement. For me though isn’t the faith we have enough? There is plenty enough in the Church to inspire and amase. Sometimes I wonder whether some of this stuff is a substitue for genuine hard earned faith.
Mel
Of course, the faith that we have in Jesus in more than enough...but I would not refuse a gift from Him either.
As for Medjugoria (sp) I was not Catholic when it began and very skeptical of Catholicism, yeah, I was just like a lot of your Catholic bashers on FR. I happened to see a video of the children during an apparition I was amazed. I couldn’t figure out how that could have been faked, yet I still don’t have a strong opinion about it.
Absolutely! Belief in Medjugorje is not required to "inspire or amaze". However, for those of us who have had the blessing to experience it firsthand, it holds a special place in our hearts. It is not my experience that one who believes in the miracles of Medjugorje insists that others believe it also. It is a disappointment, and perplexing, though to see brothers and sisters in Christ who have not experienced it, attempt to demean, put it down and hope for its "de-legitizamation". I much prefer the perspective of Pope John Paul II (the Great):
"Yes, today the world has lost the sense of the supernatural. In Medjugorje, many seek and re-find this sense in prayer, fasting and confession."