Its only this deep…Here listen again, here is what the Pope stated…“how can any believer accept as authentic, apparitions that occur every day and for so many years?”
Un-approved, non-supernatural. I don’t have to prove anything, seems to me you do.
As I was telling Marybeloved, there are opinions backing up both sides. But they are just that, opinions.
1- In his book Is the Virgin Mary Appearing at Medjugorje? (written with co-author Ljudevit Rupčić) theologian and mariologist Fr. René Laurentin stated that "there are no doctrinal problems at Međugorje.
2- Another theologian, Fr. Michael O’Carroll, studied the events and concluded that: “after having studied the facts of Međugorje in books and [in Međugorje], I am entirely convinced of the authenticity of these apparitions.”
3- John Paul II, the Pope at the time the apparitions began, also began making comments about Međugorje. The Slovak-born bishop Pavol Hnilica claimed that in March 1984, John Paul told him, “Međugorje is the fulfillment and continuation of Fatima.”
On August 1, 1989, the Holy Father stated to Bishop Hnilica: “Today the world has lost the supernatural. Many people sought it and found it in Međugorje through prayer, fasting and through confession.” Then the following year the Korean Catholic (Nov. 11, 1990) reported the following conversation between Archbishop Angelo Kim and John Paul: “Thanks to you, Poland has now been freed from Communism”, the archbishop said. “No, not me”, replied the Holy Father, “but by the works of the Blessed Virgin according to her affirmations at Fatima and Međugorje.”
In 1994, during an address by Bishop Hnilica at a National Conference at Notre Dame, the bishop stated that the Holy Father had said to a group of Americans on their way to Međugorje, “Our Lady of Međugorje will save America.” The bishop did not elaborate further.
Pope John Paul II also sent a “Thank You” note in August 2002 to Fr. Jozo Zovko, the former parish priest of Međugorje, for his charitable activities. The headline from the August 24, 2002 Zagreb daily newspaper declared, “A surprising gesture from the Vatican. The Pope thanks Father Jozo for Međugorje!” The article reported that a handwritten note by the Holy Father was delivered to Fr. Zovko invoking “a new outpouring of graces and heavenly favors, and the continuous protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.”
I could site more supports for Medjugorje. But, does this make it worthy of belief? Of course not. Do opinions contrary to Med make it unworthy of belief? No, they don’t either. Because they are just that, opinions. As Ive said before, there’s no official approval or rejection yet. If you want to reject it already, that’s up to you. Remember no one is obliged to believe in any apparition even if its approved anyway.
When you say “Un-approved, non-supernatural. I don’t have to prove anything, seems to me you do.”
The word unapproved is not equal to rejected. All those apparitions that are under investigation, are classified as “un-approved”, but this doesn’t mean they have no chances of being approved later on. Even the approved apparitions once were “Un-approved” because it is the first phase before approval or rejection. So no, I don’t have anything to prove. I already provided good amount of links which state that the apparition has neither been approved or rejected. Which is how it officially is.
Its a bias “opinion”