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To: Arthur McGowan
There have been many apparitions of Jesus—I am talking about reliable incidents such as the visions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and St. Teresa of Avila. Joan of Arc saw St. Margaret and the Archangel Michael, among others.

Please provide evidence that these apparitions are in fact Jesus, Mary, apostles, etc. INSTEAD of satanic deceptions. I know, I know ... you accept them by faith. I have heard the arguments before. At least you can be honest and say you accept them by faith; no matter where they lead you.

24 posted on 10/16/2010 7:22:20 AM PDT by dartuser
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To: dartuser

As a matter of fact, private revelations are NOT accepted on Faith—i.e., they are NOT part of the public revelation which the Church safeguards, and they are NOT the object of divine Faith. They stand or fall on the credibility of the witnesses, the theological soundness of what is “revealed,” and any accompanying verifiable miracles.

Saint Teresa of Avila was in the loo once, praying. “Jesus” appeared, and chided her for praying in the loo. She realized immediately that the real Jesus wouldn’t mock her for praying, so she said: “What goes up is for Him; what goes down is for you!” and “Jesus” disappeared. This was a case of a bad spirit making a theological blunder.


29 posted on 10/22/2010 11:33:03 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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