Fr Mitch Pacwa: Lack of any Spiritual Depth to Messages May be the Unraveling of Medjugorje

Sanctepater ^ | July 29, 2012 | Greg Garrison

[NYer]

[Father Mitch] Pacwa said there is no chance for the visions to get approval while they're still going on, and it's a long shot even after they stop.

One quirk that emerged was when two of the Medjugorje visionaries said the Virgin Mary endorsed a book, "The Poem of the Man-God," that had been condemned by the Vatican. The fanciful 1940s biography of Jesus by Maria Valtorta contains details like a dancing girl brushing up against Jesus, Joseph giving young Jesus an anachronistic tool kit with screwdrivers and the Virgin Mary making statements such as "man disgusts me," Pacwa said.

"The book had been condemned by the church in 1959 because it said a lot of silly things that contradicted what was in the gospels," Pacwa said. "The church rejected it. Any vision must be judged by revelation that exists in the gospels. You can't say anything you want."

What may be the unraveling of the Medjugorje visions is the lack of any spiritual depth to the messages, Pacwa said.

"That is a much more pointed critique," he said.

The writings of Sister Faustina, now a saint, describe visions from Jesus. "As you kept reading, a new depth of spiritual life began to show itself," Pacwa said. "You can see definite growth over the years in her spiritual messages. I don't see that with the messages of Medjugorje. They tend to be the same thing over and over again. Something I would look for is a growth in spiritual depth. I haven't sensed it."

Pacwa said Vatican theologians will take all that into account and that Medjugorje in the end may be denied church approval.

"I don't have a sense this is going to go swimmingly. I am very impressed with a number of the positive things I have experienced there. I have a lot of respect for the good things that have occurred. But I'm not going to be naive about some of the problems. It has to be dealt with, with full integrity."

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Related:

• Our Lady of Medjugorje?: Very Serious Counter-Signs - by Father Jay Scott Newman
• Predicting the decision on Medjugorje with common sense - by Father George David Byers
• What is Happening at Medjugorje?
• The Truth About Medjugorje - Msgr. Pavao Zanic, Bishop of Mostar

[Shadow44]

I’m skeptical of Medjugorje myself. However, I’m content to let the Church deal with the alleged apparition, and in the mean time Catholics can focus on other things like the approved message of Fatima.

[stpio]

We all love Father Mitch, he is so holy. I wish he knew
of another miracle at Medjugorje. It was posted at
http://www.spiritdaily.com ~

http://www.medjugorjetoday.tv/6658/woman-stands-up-from-her-wheelchair/