To: Salvation; GonzoII
Catholics do not worship the Blessed Virgin Mary. I disagree, but we will never resolve that will we?
I'm curious when the Vatican approved public sightings of Mary began. The earliest I can find is 1531 AD. I believe Pope Liberius claimed to have had a personal sighting in 352 AD. Are the Marian apparitions a recent phenomenon?
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02/15/2010 12:25:19 PM PST by
wmfights
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To: wmfights
I'm curious when the Vatican approved public sightings of Mary began. The earliest I can find is 1531 AD. I believe Pope Liberius claimed to have had a personal sighting in 352 AD. Are the Marian apparitions a recent phenomenon? Marian apparitions are of apostolic origin.
http://www.marypages.com/OLVvandePilaarEng.htm
Also, the English shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary is at a place where she appeared during the reign of St. Edward the Confessor, about 5 years before the Norman conquest.
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02/15/2010 12:28:27 PM PST by
Pyro7480
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