VRS regarding the links to Peric statements after reading them, I have seen these before and and these statements are so blatantly false, and distorted, completely lies and bogus, its is very clear why all authority for declarations on these apparitions, that is the final official position of the Catholic Church will come from the commission established by Pope Benedict XV NOT by Peric. The words …More
VRS regarding the links to Peric statements after reading them, I have seen these before and and these statements are so blatantly false, and distorted, completely lies and bogus, its is very clear why all authority for declarations on these apparitions, that is the final official position of the Catholic Church will come from the commission established by Pope Benedict XV NOT by Peric. The words of Peric, show clearly he, who was not present at ANY of these apparitions, is speaking about something he heard from obvious naysayers trying to discredit it. Seen this before same old story. Nothing about the fruits. Another thing, before the fall of communism, the Bishops were being heavily threatened by the communists to stop these apparitions. Actually, much of what you are saying matches what the communist atheist government saying about the apparitions so you are aligned with these atheists in that sense. If you are basing your opinion on the local Bishop Peric you have little to nothing of he truth of what has been going on. His statement in these early days, in my opinion, were also out of fear of being imprisoned as Fr. Jozo for 3 years and tortured and nearly killed because he would not declare the apparitions false , who ultimately defended the children as they were being pursued by the communist government, who even locked up the church, kidnapped the kids and took them to a mental hospital threatening to lock them up forever, only to be declared sane and normal and they had to release them , MUCH like Fatima when the kids were kidnapped, and the persecution of Bernadette by authorities. You guys really have so little knowledge of what has occurred there, and if you are relying on what Peric or Zanic said you have little to nothing of the truth.
The late Zanic, his predecessor, was even worse. He supported them originally, then turned on them, not long after Fr. Jozo was imprisoned for "sedition" when his homily, which was being monitored by communist plants, was distorted talking about freedom from the bondage of sin, arrested and taken to the court run by communist authorities, saying he was trying to overthrow the government. Many others died in those prisons. There is a free movie "Gospa" on YouTube, Martin Sheen as Fr. Jozo, which shows, filmed in Medjugorje, what happened in those early days as thousands came and communists did everything they could to squelch it. The kids were 9-15 when this happened so any plan they to become rich from this as being threatened even their very lives, is preposterous. Both Bishops in my opinion lacked the courage to defend the faith, an God will be the final judge on that.
I have been there, late 80's prior to the war. I saw many things, very miraculous phenomena, and very persona, tremendous. These were not like mystical interior visions but phenomena undeniably miraculous. One such event was I was coming along the side of the church one day, late evening as I recall, people in unison were looking up at cross mountain (Mt. Krizevac), where the large concrete cross is. This cross, I believe 40 ft. was built in 1933, by the people, women and men carrying bucket by bucket, in bare feet for penance .. this cross was built and has the words commemoration 1900 years since the death of Jesus Christ. Anyway, many have seen Our Lady and other phenomena on this Mt. from a distance. The cross spinning, disappearing, flashing. Our Lady has said all of the signs are to awaken the faith of the people.
What I saw that day as soon as I looked up to the mountain, was a huge golden dome coming down and resting on the mountain. This was not an interior vision. The gold was a color I can only describe as not of this world, a color so beautiful and I was shocked, it was as if something was projecting this at first I thought what? At the place where the cross would be was a beautiful heavenly pink, and I could sense the presence of Our Lady in this it reminded me of a rose. In research I have done for a book I am presently working on, others, including many priests and nuns have seen this same phenomena, it is documented in at least one book I read, and when they used binoculars to see what this pink area was, they all saw Our Lady there where the cross would be. In reading the account of Fatima in Sr. Lucia's own words, in the introductory sections, many of the phenomena reported are similar to accounts at Medjugorje. For example, when Our Lady would come the sun would dim and the trees looked like the leave were all colorful flowers. Colorful images of flowers, doves and other things falling from the sky at Fatima. Many such events though different types and forms reported at Medjugorje. Miracle of the sun, seen by multitudes at Fatima and Medjugorje. the description of the sun by witnesses at Fatima, where you could look on it without hurting your eyes, like a gray disc, to me it looked like a host, and spinning, colors everywhere, pulsating, some of these in Medjugorje are on video as well though they don't so it justice. I have seen this phenomena in the US as well. One such time was this past summer, late evening here in Texas, quite an interesting picture I took shown below.
Anyway, rather than the plethora of false information posted by just a relatively few people on the internet, I suggest you read something like "The Queen of Peace Visits Medjugorje" by the late Fr. Joseph A Pelletier, A.A. from 1985, giving early accounts of what occurred. Thi book was hard to find not many copies out there but very good. Also, "The Apparitions of Our Lady at Medjugorje 1981-1983, by Svetozar Kraljevic O.F.M, edited by Michael Scanlan, T.O.R.
God bless and the peace of Our Lord and Our Lady be with you.