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To: Boogieman
Do you think miracles are restricted to bishops and popes?

There are instances in the lives of the saints of people being raised from the dead: St. Catherine of Siena, for one, both cured the sick and raised the dead by invoking the Name of Jesus.

Plus there are those who, by some preternatural gift or infused knowledge from Go,) have understood or been understood in languages they had not learned, e.g. St. (Padre) Pio of Pietrelcino (a 20th century saint who also bilocated), and St. Jean (John) Vianney.

The best-documented instance of bilocation in all of history occurred with St. Maria of Agreda.

There's lots and lots of miracles in Catholic history, and those in recent centuries are often verified using the tools and techniques of scientific investigation.

Can't say I undersand it, but I sure appreciate it.

313 posted on 04/21/2015 10:20:00 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Praise God from Whom all blessings flow, / Praise Him all people here below.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

“Do you think miracles are restricted to bishops and popes?”

No, but if they claim to be successors to the apostles, having that office passed down to them through an unbroken chain of succession, then, at the very least, they should be able to demonstrate the miraculous powers possessed by apostles.

If they can’t pass that low hurdle, then I have no reason to even waste my time examining other so-called miracles claimed by the Catholic church, because they have already impeached their own testimony.


322 posted on 04/21/2015 11:08:36 AM PDT by Boogieman
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