Yugoslavian bishops on Medjugorje in 1991: “On the basis of studies it cannot be affirmed that supernatural apparitions and revelations are occurring.”

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• Sep 14, 2021

The Perverted Roots of the Medjugorie Visions

David Martin | The Daily

Despite the widely held belief that Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, is the site of the Virgin Mary’s appearances to six children beginning in 1981, the Catholic Church negates this claim based on its denunciation of Medjugorje in 1985 and again in 1991. For this reason, pilgrimages to the site were banned in 2013. 

At the direction of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Carlo Viganò, the former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States issued a letter on October 21, 2013, stating that Catholics “are not permitted” to participate in any meetings that promote belief in the Medjugorje visions. In his letter that was sent to the bishops of America, Viganò said that “all should accept the declaration,” stating that, “On the basis of the research that has been done, it is not possible to state that there were apparitions or supernatural revelations.” 

Vigano's statement was based on the verdict of the bishops of Yugoslavia concerning the events at Medjugorje. The Yugoslavian bishops declared on April 10, 1991: 

“On the basis of studies it cannot be affirmed that supernatural apparitions and revelations are occurring.” 

It was in 1982 that Bishop Pavao Žanić, the then bishop of Mostar-Duvno, established a commission to investigate the events at Medjugorje. By 1985, Žanić concluded the investigation, stating that "the apparitions of the Madonna in Medjugorje are not a reality."

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