What do you think about these quotes?

[NorthTexan88]

I’ve been reading up on Bl. Catherine Emmerich lately and I came across these two quotes that I thought were interesting.

Just my two cents since I can give my opinion, to me these two quotes are what is happening right now:

1. “a false church, and wicked men scheming against the Catholic Church and doing much harm–both in her own time and in the future. And actually saw in a vision this, the enemies of the Church tearing it down and trying to build a new one on strictly human plans–but none of the saints would lend a hand. Later, this church of men is destroyed and the saints of God join in to rebuild the true Church of God, which becomes more glorious than ever before”
   
   I’m not sure what she means by a false church so I am going to ignore that part. Its hard to look at the Church as it is today and not think that this could possibly be true.

Now for more uplifting

1. She saw the revival of the priesthood and the religious orders after a period of great decadence
   
   This seems to be occuring somewhat, from things I have read on here. And it seems to be the traditional orders that are growing the most as well as younger more orthodox priests.

This is my favorite quote by her:
“The Church is the only one, the Roman Catholic! And if there were left upon earth but one Catholic, he would be the one, universal Church, the Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ against which the gates of Hell shall never prevail.”

Any thoughts on those quotes?

 

[nickybr38]

My only thought is that I don’t trust private revelations.

 

[Belloc_Fan]

Are you getting those quotes from the books compiled by Clemens Brentano? Because in the process of beatifying her, the Vatican made it clear that they didn’t trust those books as authentic.

In any case, if you’re going to pit private revelation of any sort (forged or otherwise) against Scripture’s promises to preserve the papacy and visible Church until the end of time, you know which one to go with.