Should Catholic priests consult seers?

[Jordan719]

He is not currently my parish priest. I will heed your advice.

 

[thistle]

If you read the OP’s other post, the OP is talking about talking with a visionary. It seems in this case he is referring to the apparitions of Medjugorje.

1. It is not wrong to talk to or discuss visions of a visionary of approved apparitions
   2) It is not necessarily wrong to talk to a visionary of an unapproved apparition. Medjugorje is currently under investigation in Rome (CDF). It has not been ruled false, nor has it been approved at this point.

The OP is not really clear on what he means by “consult” one of these visionaries. In another post the OP asks if a priest can talk about Medjugorje in a homily. So it seems there is something his priest has said or done that he has concerns about.

My suggestion to the OP is to talk to his priest about his concerns.

Its off topic but as you brought it up I don’t agree with what you said.
A decision on Medjugorie HAS been made. The local bishops who are the competent Church authorities in three separate investigative Commissions have ruled and declared there is no evidence of any supernatural happenings in Medjugorie. It is not the case that no decision has been made and we are waiting for the CDF to make one. A decision has been made and it is in force and stands unless the CDF overturns it.

 

[Ignatius]

I am searching the CCC and the CCL for a definative answer. I believe scripture would denounce this practice as well.

The priest told me he consulted the seer and she told him the future.

It is forbidden for anyone to do that in CCC 2116 and 2117.

CCC 2116 All forms of *divination *are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to “unveil” the future.48 Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all conceal a desire for power over time, history, and, in the last analysis, other human beings, as well as a wish to conciliate hidden powers. They contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone.
CCC 2117 All practices of *magic *or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one’s service and have a supernatural power over others - even if this were for the sake of restoring their health - are gravely contrary to the virtue of religion. These practices are even more to be condemned when accompanied by the intention of harming someone, or when they have recourse to the intervention of demons. Wearing charms is also reprehensible. *Spiritism *often implies divination or magical practices; the Church for her part warns the faithful against it. Recourse to so-called traditional cures does not justify either the invocation of evil powers or the exploitation of another’s credulity.

 

[R_C]

He is not currently my parish priest. I will heed your advice.

I do not think that is a good advice.

If he spoke with you about this, then perhaps you should humbly mention that you read somewhere that the Church asks by virtue of obedience to disregard these things, because if they are not with Jesus they are against Him. You may mention that St. John of the Cross, the Doctor Mysticus, wrote that even people who personally experience these revelations ought to treat them as enemies, and be subject to the opinion of their confessor.

I don’t advice that you write to or talk to the bishop…I would entrust this matter to the divine providence…and do pray…as members of the “common priesthood” we ought to always pray for our ordained priests. If the Lord wants you to do anything else, you will know.

 

[Spirithound]

Self explanatory. My first answer is no, but I am searching the CCC and the CCL for a definative answer. I believe scripture would denounce this practice as well. Your thoughts please.
The seer(s) in question is a member of the laity, no special office.

The priest told me he consulted the seer and she told him the future. No clergy will be named here.

No, definitely not.
…However… if this woman is a legitimate seer, she ought to have her visions approbated by the legitimate ecclesiastical authority. Appropriately enough, this begins with her spiritual director, who could very well be her and your parish priest. But it must not stop there. She must then present herself and her visions to the bishop.