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Francis Endorses Medjugorje

As he has previously done, Francis sent a July 27 message to the current Medjugorje Youth Festival. Francis writes very piously about the rosary, Eucharistic adoration, and God’s will as a priceless …More
As he has previously done, Francis sent a July 27 message to the current Medjugorje Youth Festival.
Francis writes very piously about the rosary, Eucharistic adoration, and God’s will as a priceless treasure.
This message is an endorsement of the alleged apparitions of Our Lady – ongoing for four decades but full of banalities and contradictions, much like the Novus Ordo Church.
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giveusthisday
Not approved by the Church, sorry. There are some things about it which are contrary to Catholic teaching.
john333
Been twice in early 90s
frawley
Do any of those passing judgement on the authenticity of Medjugorje have any firsthand knowlege or experience? It seems that there were all kinds of experts with impressive credientials that claimed that both Lourdes and Fatima, (prior to Vatican approval), could not be authentic and gave plenty of "evidence". It seems we have a situation today where some pick and choose which Vatican decisions they …More
Do any of those passing judgement on the authenticity of Medjugorje have any firsthand knowlege or experience? It seems that there were all kinds of experts with impressive credientials that claimed that both Lourdes and Fatima, (prior to Vatican approval), could not be authentic and gave plenty of "evidence". It seems we have a situation today where some pick and choose which Vatican decisions they accept and which they reject based on their own preferences. While I wait for the church's final judgement and will accept that judgement, I have been there twice and have not found anything firsthand that points to fraud. As a retired Police Detective, I have seen a fair share of fraud and deception.
Marysrose
The seers themselves said that the "apparition" showed up as satan and then turned into Mary.
P. O'B
God is renewing the Church through cults and false apparitions because that's all He has to work with. Is that cynical enough?
john333
You know how much it cost to keep up their life styles. Its Disney land for Catholics and don't blame Francis for this mess. Ewtn promoted this apparition in the day until Father Mitch Pacwa put a stop to it. Father Mitch Pacwa: Lack of any Spiritual Depth to the Messages May be the Unraveling of Medjugorje
DrMaria
More gas-lighting by Bergoglio to distract from the real horrors going on in the Church -
Marysrose
They are NOT apparitions, they are seances.
DrMaria
Correct - well said!
English Catholic
"Famously, in November 2013 the pontiff declared that Mary “is not a postmistress, delivering messages every day,” in the context of answering a question about Medjugorje." Medjugorje message expresses Pope Francis’s ‘Marian Classic’ but then later he allegedly claimed: “I Am the One Who Saved Medjugorje” Pope Francis: “I Am the One Who Saved Medjugorie” Contradictions galore.
Live Mike
Why has Bergoglio done this? Because the wolves in sheep's clothing want the rah-rah pro-Vatican II false apparition advocated & promoted in order to draw our attention away from God's Solution delivered by Our Lady of Fatima. Contrary to what you may have heard by its proponents... Medjugorje is NOT the fulfillment of Fatima! The 5 First Saturdays of Reparation to the IHM, The Consecration of Russia …More
Why has Bergoglio done this? Because the wolves in sheep's clothing want the rah-rah pro-Vatican II false apparition advocated & promoted in order to draw our attention away from God's Solution delivered by Our Lady of Fatima. Contrary to what you may have heard by its proponents... Medjugorje is NOT the fulfillment of Fatima! The 5 First Saturdays of Reparation to the IHM, The Consecration of Russia to the IHM and The release of the Great Secret of Fatima ARE God's Solution. Fr. Malachi Martin (reader of the Third Secret of Fatima in February 1960) during an interview with Bernard Janzen in the 90's declared, "Medjugorje is a Satanic Hoax."
Bergoglio approves of the very thing which Our Lady of Fatima would have rejected.
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Traditionally, and in keeping with the principle of subsidiarity, the judgement of the ordinary of the diocese (the local bishop) has always been the standard for approbation or condemnation of an apparition. In the case of Medjugorje, the Bishop of Mostar did something unique, powerful and significant.

In his letter to Mr. Thierry Boutet (the editor / secretary general of Famille Chrétienne), the ordinary of the Diocese of Mostar, Bishop Ratko Perić, says he judges the alleged apparitions to be False and Not Supernatural.
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Mostar 2 October 1997
Protocol Number: 1267/97

Honorable Mr. Boutet,

I am answering your letter of September 29, 1997 received by fax from the Nunciature of Sarajevo […]

On the basis of the serious study of the case by 30 of our ‘studiosi’ [academics] (well three Commissions), on my episcopal experience of five years in the Diocese, on the scandalous disobedience that surrounds the phenomenon, on the lies that are at times put into the mouth of the “Madonna”, on the unusual repetition of “messages” of over 16 years, on the strange way that the “spiritual directors” of the so-called “visionaries” accompany them through the world making propaganda of them, on the practice that the “Madonna” appears at the “fiat” (let her come!) of the “visionaries”,

my conviction and position is not only non constat de supernaturalitate [the supernaturality is not proven] but also the other formula constat de non supernaturalitate [the non-supernaturality is proven] of the apparitions or revelations of Medjugorje [...]

[Signed and affixed with the Episcopal Seal]
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Editor's Note: "constat de non supernaturalitate" literally means:
– the non-supernaturality is proven
– it is evident to be of non-supernatural origin
– it is established not supernatural
– it is certain not supernatural
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Let's analyze these heretical statements made by whatever is appearing in Medjugorje.

[...] "my most beloved Son" [...]"He who was man; He who was and is God – one and triune;"
Mensaje del 2 de julio de 2017 en Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina

[...] "Never forget that my Son, one and triune, loves you."
Mensaje del 2 de noviembre de 2017 en Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina

How many persons are there in Jesus Christ?
Is Jesus Christ the Most Holy Trinity?
How many natures are there in Jesus Christ?
Does Jesus Christ, Resurrected and Glorified, continue to have a human nature?
How do the proponents of Medjugorje reconcile these apparent contradictions?
What does the title "Mother of God" given to the Blessed Virgin Mary actually mean?

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Incidentally, all of these men never had a chance to review the above heretical messages of 2017 as they all died before both were released:
Pope John Paul II died 2 April 2005
Fr. Benedict Groeschel died 3 October 2014
Fr. Gabriel Amorth died 16 September 2016
Fr. Rene Laurentin died 10 September 2017
DrMaria
Totally agree with Live Mike and Liam Ronan