Hey, lookie at this...
Crazy Evangelicals like me don’t get into Mary revelations so sometimes they get bemused watching Catholics debate about particular ones. Still, is there even a Catholic system for telling phony ones from genuine ones, given that they do believe there ARE genuine ones? Sounds like Francis thinks Medjugorje is a likely phony. If there could be a real one, it seems to me that it would (1) give glory to God and (2) be accurate.
I went in 91, just before the war started.
Lot’s of faith building coming from there.
BUT, I’ve seen unnecessary distractions and disobediance from “the children” (all adults now). Making unauthorized and dubious publications.
It’s difficult to judge, because there are so many positive results from there, but I’m afraid it will simply remain unapproved and unjudge for a very long time.
Bump.
I would tend to be skeptical of Medjugorje but I’ve got a buddy and he’s absolutely sold on it and has been a number of times, he’s really into it.
Garabandal is interesting,
Con: I think there is actual film of the girls running backwards and going backwards I’m not sure is a good sign. But I’ve seen the actual film footage, it almost defies gravity.
Pro: How that one Priest, Father Andreau, seemed to have seen the vision and miracle too and died on the way home from the vision that day. The story is here: http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2010/06/fr-luis-andreu-priest-who-died-of-joy.html
To me, one of these visions, Garabandal or Medjugorje should have panned out by now, they have been around for so long.
Still, the story of Father Andreau is perplexing. I think at Garabandal, they experienced something supernatural but we don’t know if it was good or evil.
Good reading on Garabandal here: http://www.unitypublishing.com/Apparitions/Garabandal2.html
Not saying I agree totally with the author Rick and all of his themes and essays but he is interesting.
Francis Mother Mary loves you even when you are wrong about her....you are hurting her and she has had enough sorrows
Wake up Francis