When my daughter was 6 and nearly died from a serious bone marrow disease, she took 2 Lourdes baths and became stable immediately afterwards. Her bone marrow was at 90% a week later when tested at Johns Hopkins and the doctors there could not explain it. Her bone marrow had been at less than 10% prior and there was no explanation.
Please do not diss Lourdes without knowing the facts.
—— and the doctors there could not explain it. Her bone marrow had been at less than 10% prior and there was no explanation.
Please do not diss Lourdes without knowing the facts ——
Don’t confuse us with facts. ;-)
Please do not diss Lourdes without knowing the facts.
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FRiend, did you even read my post? I think I made it clear in my previous post that I do know the facts. Let me spell it out: I have DONE Lourdes, from soup to nuts. I have seen the crutches on the grotto walls of those who have been allegedly healed in its waters, seen the trinkets for sale in the streets of Lourdes, taken home a small bottle of the water, sung “Ave Maria” with the other worshipers, etc. (Okay, I didn’t take a bath.) Frankly, there was something about the entire venue that left me feeling a bit odd.
Despite your somewhat combative post, I am delighted to know your daughter has made a terrific recovery — and I do not doubt the veracity of your story.
Nonetheless, I in no way feel obligated to credit her healing to God or “Mary.” Nor would I ever recommend a Lourdes bath to any sick person whom I genuinely wished to see made whole.
Please pardon me, but, in my view, the entire Lourdes Enterprise (and it IS an enterpri$e) is superstition writ large. It speaks not of Christ other than extremely obliquely, as its primary focus is on an unScriptural “Mary.” One of Satan’s excellent counterfeits: Keep people’s eye off the “ball” (i.e., Christ), and keep them hoping for something via “Mary.”