Visions vs. mental health problems

[Francee]

How do we really know that the Visions the Saints have said they had were not mental health illusions ex; St. Bernadette, Fatima.

 

[1ke]

How do we really know that the Visions the Saints have said they had were not mental health illusions ex; St. Bernadette, Fatima.

We don’t know.

Regarding private revelation, when the Church “approves” such a revelation she only states that there is nothing in them *contrary *to faith or morals and that they may be read without danger.

These articles are quite good:

newadvent.org/cathen/13005a.htm

newadvent.org/cathen/04324b.htm

 

[TheGoodLife]

I’m curious about this as well. When I researched Fatima the only thing I could find was that Apocalypse 12:1 in the Bible ties in with the children’s vision, but I don’t really understand the correlation.