Meanwhile, by thus causing such confusion and reducing the official recognition given to such events, the cardinal prefect is demonstrating a significant move away from the weight and importance given to private revelation – a move which will be welcomed by the head of the Pontifical Marian Academy, who stated last year that the Vatican will judge any alleged Marian “apparitions which speak of the punishments from God” to be “absolutely false.”Thus throwing shade on Our Lady of Fatima.
But Fernández also opened the possibility for his office overturning its own decision, in a move which could spell never-ending confusion regarding alleged apparitions.
Pope: "I want a mess!"