Sep 13 2008
Pope urges crackdown on reported visions of Mary
The Pope has instructed Vatican officials to adopt stricter criteria for the approval of visions of Mary.
As Pope Benedict XVI began his first visit as pontiff to France, being greeted at Paris airport by President Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni, it emerged that he had asked a Spanish Jesuit to draw up new guidelines for bishops around the world on the recognition of reported apparitions.
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Kevin Bussey’s last blog post..Pope urges crackdown on reported visions of Mary
Isn’t it strange for the pope to crack down on reports of the Virgin Mary’s appearance, and one of his first trips in France to a famous place where the Virgin Mary apparently appeared many years ago?
Does that concern anyone but me?
M. Steve Heartsill’s last blog post..Putting First Things First
Personally, I respect the Pope for raising the bar for the amount of evidence needed to accept an extraordinary claim. I don’t find this to be at odds with his attraction to Lourdes, where he believes there is enough evidence to establish that St. Mary actually appeared.