Marian Apparitions - Ephesians 511

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Marian Apparitions
The Roman Catholic Church's teaching on Apparitions
http://www.unitypublishing.com/Apparitions/MedjugorjeRome..htm
By Mark Waterinckx, November 29, 1996
Dear reader, Out of love for the Church, for the truth and out of concern
for so many misled faithful I offer you this article of mainly official
ecclesiastical texts about the actual avalanche of new "apparitions"
worldwide. I hope you will comprehend that this kind of publication is
needed.
For me it is like a personal "mea culpa" because, after a miraculous
healing of my own wife through prayers to Padre Pio (broken neck after a
car accident, her brain-stem was contused, she lost an unborn child of six
and a half months and was dying...), I have been involved in a whole series
of non-approved "apparitions".
I went 12 times to San Damiano-Italy, 3 times to Garabandal-Spain, 24 times
to Medjugorje and have been a "fanatical" promoter of many more of those
"shrines". In my many conferences I refused to mention the negative aspects
and facts and only spoke about the "good fruits" which were indeed present.
Our good Lord spends his graces to all people who go to Confession, to Holy
Mass, who pray the Rosary, etc. The real tree that bears good fruits is the
tree of the Sacraments, independent of the location. But after 35 years of work 'at the base', I know what sorts of personal
dramas are hidden behind this all too wonderful pseudo-mystic. Many
faithful, without being aware of it, are drawn into it, and become
fascinated, drugged, fanatical and end up in pure sectarianism. This
already has brought about division, divorce, bankruptcy, turning the back
on the Church, moving to real sects, ending up in psychiatry, committing
suicide as a result of total deception and disorientation. Often enormous
financial interests are involved of course.
The article below is 'ready for use' for Church-organizations, Roman
Catholic magazines and websites. It is at your disposal free of charge. It
is urgent, because almost every day new "seers" are arising.
For many years I gather details for my 300 files of false apparitions in
and outside Europe, with the help of the local bishops. My advice to you is not to fix all your attention to not recognized
"messages". Even the recognized ones like Lourdes, Fatima and Guadeloupe
are not part of our "depositum fidei". You do not have to believe them to
be a good catholic. We have enough in the Bible, the Creed, the Sacraments,
and the daily Mass.
For more information you may contact:
Mark Waterinckx, Weinebruggelaan 49 B - 8200 Brugge (Saint Michiels)
Belgium Tel. 0032(0)50 38 50 29
E-mail: markwaterinckx@skynet.be. For more testimony of Mark Waterinckx,
see page 4- Michael What does the Roman Catholic Church say about the many false apparitions in
this "End Time"?
Table of contents
Introduction: warning of Pope John Paul II in L'Osservatore Romano
I: warning by Jesus in the Holy Gospel
II: warning by St. Paul in his letters
III: warning from 2000 years of church-history
IV: warning by the Doctors of the Church
V: warning by the Catechism of the Catholic Church
VI: warning by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith
Introductory remarks:
In a speech by Pope John Paul II, published in L'Osservatore Romano
(English edition of September 18, 1996) the Holy Father says: Some members
of the People of God are not rooted firmly enough in the faith, so that the
sects with their deceptive proselytism, mislead them to separate themselves
from true communion in Christ. Within the Church community the
multiplication of supposed "apparitions" or "visions" is sowing confusion
and reveals a certain lack of a solid basis to the faith and Christian life
among her members. I. What does Jesus say about this in the Holy Gospel?
A. The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew:
In reply Jesus said to them: "Be on your guard, let no one deceive you.
Many will come attempting to impersonate me. 'I am the Messiah!' they will
claim, and they will deceive many (Mt 24, 4-5). Indeed, you will be hated
by all nations on my account. Many will falter then, betraying and hating
one another. False prophets will rise in great numbers to mislead many.
Because of the increase of evil, the love of most will grow cold (Mt 24, 10-
12). If anyone tells you at that time 'Look the Messiah is here', or 'He is
there', do not believe it. False messiahs and false prophets will appear,
performing signs and wonders so great as to mislead even the chosen if that
were possible. Remember, I have told you all about it beforehand; so if
they tell you, 'Look he is in the desert,' do not go out there; or 'He is
in the innermost rooms,' do not believe it. As the lightning from the east
flashes to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be (Mt 24, 23-
27). No one knows, however, when that day and hour will come - neither the
angels in heaven nor the Son: The Father alone knows (Mt 24, 36). Stay
awake, therefore! You cannot know the day your Lord is coming (Mt 24, 42).
You must be prepared in the same way. The Son of Man is coming at the time
you least expect (Mt 24, 44). The moral is: keep your eyes open, for you
know not the day of the hour (Mt 25, 13). "Be on your guard against false
prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but underneath are wolves on
the prowl. You will know them by their deeds. Do you ever pick grapes from
thorn bushes, or figs from prickly plants? Never! Any sound tree bears good
fruit, while a decayed tree bears bad fruit. A sound tree cannot bear bad
fruit any more than a decayed tree can bear good fruit. Every tree that
does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. You can tell
a tree by its fruit. None of those who cry out, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter
the kingdom of God but only the one who does the will of my Father in
heaven. When that day comes, many will plead with me, 'Lord, Lord, have we
not prophesied in your name? Have we not exorcised demons by its power? Did
we not do many miracles in your name as well?' Then I will declare solemnly
to them: 'I never knew you. Out of my sight, you evildoers!'" (Mt. 7, 15-
23).
B. The Holy Gospel according to St. Lucas:
Jesus said: "Take care not to be misled. Many will come in my name saying,
'I am he' and 'The time is at hand.' Do not follow them" (Lk. 21, 8). He
who hears you hears me. He who rejects you rejects me. And he who rejects
me rejects him who sent me (Lk. 10, 16).
C. The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark:
Jesus began his discourse: "Be on your guard. Let no one mislead you. Any
number will come attempting to impersonate me. 'I am he', they will claim,
and will lead many astray (Mk. 13, 5-6). If anyone tells you at that time,
'Look, the Messiah is here!' 'Look, he is there!' do not believe it. False
messiahs and false prophets will appear performing signs and wonders to
mislead, if possible, even the chosen. So be constantly on guard! I have
told you about it beforehand (Mk. 13, 21-23). As to the exact day or hour,
no one knows it, neither the angels in heaven nor even the Son, but only
the Father. Be constantly on watch! Stay awake! You do not know when the
appointed time will come (Mk. 13, 32-33). II. What does St. Paul write in his many letters?
A. First letter to the Thessalonians:
Do not stifle the Spirit. Do not despise prophesies. Test everything.
Retain what is good. (1 Thessalonians 5, 19-21)
B. Second letter to Timothy:
In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is coming to judge the
living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingly power, I charge
you to preach the word, to stay with this task whether convenient or
inconvenient -correcting, reproving, appealing -constantly teaching and
never losing patience. For the time will come when people will not tolerate
sound doctrine, but, following their own desires, will surround themselves
with teachers who tickle their ears. They will stop listening to the truth
and will wander off to fables. As for you, be steady and self-possessed;
put up with hardship, perform your work as an evangelist, fulfill your
ministry (2 Timothy 4, 1-5).
C. Second letter to the Thessalonians:
Let no one seduce you, no matter how. Since the mass apostasy has not yet
occurred nor the man of lawlessness been revealed -that son of perdition
and adversary who exalts himself above every so-called god proposed for
worship, he who seats himself in God's temple and even declares himself to
be God (2Thessalonians 2, 3-4). The lawless one will appear as part of the
workings of Satan, accompanied by all the power and signs and wonders at
the disposal of falsehood by every seduction the wicked can devise for
those destined to ruin, because they have not opened their hearts to the
truth in order to be saved. Therefore God is sending upon them a perverse
spirit which leads them to give credence to falsehood, so that all who have
not believed the truth but have delighted in evildoing will be condemned (2
Thessalonians 2, 9-12).
D. Second letter to the Corinthians:
Such men are false apostles. They practise deceit in their disguise as
apostles of Christ. And little wonder! For even Satan disguises himself as
an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11, 13-14).
E. Letter to the Colossians:
Let no one rob you of your prize by insisting on servility in the worship
of angels. Such a one takes his stand on his own experience; he is inflated
with empty pride by his human reflections (Colossians 2, 18). III. What do 2000 years of Church History teach us?
The number of false prophesies over the 'End Times' is innumerable. Already
in the second century (+/-156) Montanus, 'inspired by the Paraclete',
announced together with two exalted women - Priscilla and Maximilla, the
'New Jerusalem' and the 'Millennium' or the