If the apparition is the same Mary of the Bible and the one that catholics have written who knows how many books, prayers, songs about and named too many buildings after then what's the problem??
I think it's because the false promise contradicts Scripture.
Catholicism likes to have it both ways on mary. The "positive" stuff they believe and share with everyone....the false stuff like this they run from.
Catholics MAY believe in some apparitions. Catholics must believe in certain taught dogmas about Mary.
Read about it in the Catechism.
If the apparition is the same Mary of the Bible and the one that catholics have written who knows how many books, prayers, songs about and named too many buildings after then what's the problem??
I think it's because the false promise contradicts Scripture.
Catholicism likes to have it both ways on mary. The "positive" stuff they believe and share with everyone....the false stuff like this they run from.
As a converted Catholic, I don't buy into all the Mary "mumbo-jumbo" that a decent part of the laity have decided to latch on to -- I would suggest, to you, that while the Catholic Church (rightly so) points to Mary as being a model of our human faith, and trust in God's Will, that you don't confuse that the habits/rituals of the faithful have *anything* to do with Official Church teaching(s)...