VATICAN AUTHORITY CONDEMNS ATTENDING ANYTHING THAT SAYS THE MEDJUGORJE VISIONS OF JESUS' MOTHER ARE REAL
Regarding the Vatican banning attendance at meetings that say the
Medjugorje visions are real, Nov, 2013
Has the Virgin Mary, under the title of Our Lady, Queen of Peace been appearing
in Medjugorje in the former Yugoslavia since 1981? Six young people have
reported these visions and have been subjected to tests.
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, November 1996
Regarding the circulation of texts of alleged private revelations, the
Congregation states:
The Interpretation given by some individuals to a Decision approved by Paul VI
on 14 October 1966 and promulgated on 15 November of that year, in virtue of
which writings and messages resulting from alleged revelations could be freely
circulated in the Church, is absolutely groundless. This decision actually
referred to the "abolition of the Index of Forbidden Books" and determined that
--- after the relevant censures were lifted --- the moral obligation still
remained of not circulating or reading those writings which endanger faith and
morals. It should be recalled however that with regard to the circulation of
texts of alleged private revelations, canon 623 #1 of the current Code remains
in force: "the Pastors of the Church have the … right to demand that writings to
be published by the Christian faithful which touch upon faith or morals be
submitted to their judgment".
Alleged supernatural revelations and writings concerning them are submitted in
first instance to the judgment of the diocesan Bishop, and, in particular cases,
to the judgment of the Episcopal Conference and the Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith.
The mere fact that the apparition encourages messages to be given out without
being checked by legitimate authority proves that Medjugorje is not from God. As
for the possibility of the apparitions being demonic, we must remember that if
so, there is a human element too. It is possible to imagine demons trying to
work for bad fruits and failing for they are not in complete control. Nobody
should be listened to who does not deal with the conflict between the 1996
decree and the apparitions first.
The good fruits of Medjugorje do not come not from the apparitions directly. It
is not like people attend apparitions and come away changed. The same fruits
would emerge in any place that had the same good facilities and sense of
community spirit.
Plus the good fruits argument as given by Christ may only apply to those who
claim to be giving binding public revelation from God - eg scripture writers and
prophets.
Vicka ... Her Story: The Most Informative Interview Ever Given by Vicka, The
Eldest of the Six Visionaries of Medjugorje is an interesting read. Vicka is
asked about her power to be in two or more places at the one time. People are
reporting apparitions of Vicka. She said she heard of those reports and prayed
about them but couldn't be sure they were true. She said that the Virgin gave no
indication either pro or con for artificial birth control. A picture of Vicka
having an apparition in the author, O Leary's, house is in the book. I am not
going to comment on any of this but am just putting it forward.
If Medjugorje produces the fruit of humility why do all devotees say that there
are no doctrinal or theological errors in the messages - it would take you years
to study them all for there are so many - and they blame the translation if
somebody points out any. I wouldn't mind theologians saying there are no errors
but what makes all these devotees experts? Humility would demand that you say
you think there are no errors but are open to persuasion for you are not a
theologian.
In Response to The Universe December 2013 which heralded the CDF in the
Vatican doing something about Medjugorje and was met with the suggestion that
Medjugorje has good fruits and so it must be from God
Speaking of the good fruits of Medjugorje, why is there no mention of Tomislav
Vlasic (who was the spiritual director of the Medjugorje visionaries and who got
much praise from the Gospa) and the fruits he manifested? He is now promoting
heretical apparitions and a heretical form of Catholicism
www.towardsthenewcreation.com in defiance of the Vatican. Is it really right to
boast about fruits when the one person who should have manifested the best
fruits failed to do so? Good fruits only mean you must give the apparition
claims serious consideration but it does not follow that they are evidence the
claims are true and that the apparitions are from God. Mormonism has good fruits
too and it contradicts the apparitions of Medjugorje. The fruits argument is
being used to make Medjugorje critics feel bad and to silence them and that is
unfair. It is a bad fruit itself when all pro-Medjugorje people promote it!