Local Bishop: Garabandal? Niet
Bishop Manuel Sánchez Monge of Santander, Spain, has reiterated his rejection of the alleged Marian apparitions of Garabandal (1961-1965), reports AciPrensa.com (19 October).
His position "is like that of my predecessors, that Rome's assessment remains valid: 'There is no evidence of supernaturalism.'"
The background to the statement were Garabanadal supporters who had planned an event at the San Pablo Center of University Studies (CEU). However, "for reasons beyond the control of the organisers", it was held in the restaurant of a sports club near Madrid.
Sánchez allegedly called Madrid Cardinal Carlos Osoro to put pressure on the CEU, but Osoro denied any involvement in the case. In contrast, Sánchez admitted to having told the CEU that he was "not pleased" not to have been consulted before authorising the gathering.
Picture: Garabandal © Lourdes Cardenal, CC BY-SA, #newsSpjnexkcev
That Garabandal fakery has to be exposed!
Allow me to finish with a clarification of your point 2: Bishop of Santander, Jose Vilaplana (1996) declared in an official capacity: "All the bishops of the diocese since 1961 through 1970 agreed that there was no supernatural validity for the apparitions....I agree with (and) I accept the decision of my predecessors and the direction of the Holy See." This is the Churches' position for "Non Constat" in this case. It is to be treated the same as "Constat de non supernaturalitate" with the exception of an implied 'until further notice'. I hope that makes things a little clearer; it is their definition I "stubbornly"put forward, not mine. To conclude, it was not my intention to attack the player; only to highlight retorically a mindset that can occur when one places an appariton and its predictions before the voice of the Church. I apologise if you felt it was a personal attack.