MEDJUGORJE APPARITIONS
BANNED: A Clever Diversion
..according to the
fundamentals of contract law a Contract is defined as...
1)
n. an agreement with specific terms between two or more persons or
entities in which there is a promise to do something in return for a valuable
benefit known as consideration
..as well there are certain elements which comprise a
contract and these summarily are an offer, an acceptance of that offer which
results in a meeting of the minds, a promise to perform, a valuable
consideration(such as payment or a benefit), a time frame with which to perform
the duties or commitments, terms and conditions, and performance...
..if one makes an analogy albeit crude calling Baptism
a sort of spiritual contract whereby if one fulfills the promises one will reap
the benefits..however this is not the sole reason for loving God yet it is a
crude analogy for our purpose...
..indeed we can see similarities through baptism an
offer of eternal life is made, the acceptance of that offer results in a union
of spirit between God and a soul, there are certain promises such as eschewing
evil and satan’s pomps,the payment of virtue is made to a soul who perseveres
in truth and faith, terms and conditions
would be to follow the commandments and the precepts of the Church and her
decrees, the time frame is a lifetime, and performance coincides with a soul’s
attempt at remaining as free from sin as possible through a regular examination
of conscience...
...now concerning the recent decree by the Church to
remand the faithful to desist from participating in any gathering where the
credibility of any MEDJUGORJE apparitions be taken for granted we see we have a
prior agreement and we have two parties at play...the Church has its duty to
study and approve or disprove such apparitions ..indeed such a study has been
made and it has been found that nothing supernatural can be ascertained..now
the duty of the faithful in this contract must be duly noted and that is that
no presumption...in latin praesumere (take for granted)...may be made
concerning the credibility of any apparitions..indeed for an apparition to be
credible it must have some sort of Authority backing it..in this case that
Authority would come from the Church due to the nature of the contract of
Baptism..
..here is the dubious commentary which veers from the
truth with a clever diversion..
Clarification on Medjugorje Letter
Statement by Fr. Robert Faricy, S.J.
November 7, 2013
“These Medjugorje apparitions or supernatural
revelations have not yet been formally approved by the Church. Therefore,
clerics and the faithful are not permitted to participate in meetings or public
celebrations during which the credibility of such apparitions would be taken
for granted. But it is perfectly okay to believe in these apparitions and
attend them in parishes. For example, a host church can say Ivan’s apparition
will be at 5:40 p.m. To comply with the Most Reverend Gerhard Ludwig Mueller’s
letter to the USCCB Conference, you simply add to the invitation or
announcement of the apparition time, ‘These apparitions have not been approved
formally by the Church.’ The parish, the clergy and the faithful would then be
in compliance with the Apostolic Nunciature of the United States of America. PN
3980.
“The letter, informing all U.S. bishops, never states
the cancellation of a Medjugorje visionary’s visit, such as Ivan’s schedule. It
states Ivan is scheduled to appear at certain parishes around the country.
Archbishop Carlo Marie Vigano continues, ‘It is anticipated, moreover, that Mr.
Dragicevic will be receiving “apparitions” during these scheduled appearances.’
It never states cancelling or banning Ivan’s visits. It stipulates only the
requirement that the credibility of the apparitions not be taken for granted.
Therefore, the simple statement suffices, “These apparitions are not formally
approved by the Church.” Ivan, therefore, is free along with parishes, clerics
and the faithful to have meetings, conferences and public celebrations as long
as the above “not formally approved” statement is made so that the credibility
of the apparitions not be taken for granted. The apparitions have not been
proven or disproven. It is perfectly okay to believe in these apparitions, and
to attend these events.
- Fr. Robert Faricy SJ
.. notwithstanding , we have a clever deception or diversion at
play in this commentary where it
indicates meetings of the faithful may be made as long as a disclaimer is added
to the program which states “the Church
does not approve such apparitions”...indeed this is a clever diversion known in
logic as an ignoratio elenchi or
irrelevant conclusion...such logical fallacy diverts one from the point and
effectively changes the subject matter and leads one to a conclusion which is similar but not the exact point one is required to prove...so we see by saying the Church does
not approve we are broaching the duty of the Church ONLY...we have not called upon or examined the duty of the faithful
of not to presume in public gatherings or not to participate in a gathering where the validity is deemed genuine..if the faithful are still presuming (taking for granted) in their mind that the apparitions are genuine then they are at variance in reasoning with the Church....if people wish to believe in private indeed they are free to do so...since any mind is free to think as it chooses...however this is imprudent since the CHurch has never validated such a claim...
...and so after
reading the commentary and its positive affirmation that this disclaimer
suffices one gets the false idea that the matter is adequately broached...
....in this contract we must also broach (call upon)
the duty of the faithful and as such the faithful have a duty of not to presume
publicly thus promoting confusion or take for granted any supernaturality or credibility...indeed an apparition
is not credible if it is not stamped with the approbation of some Church
authority who has jurisdiction on the matter..up until now the only authorities
who have jurisdiction have maintained no supernaturality can be asserted..and
so we see the faithful may not participate where a supposition in their mind occurs with the intention of validiating claims of a true vision of the Virgin Mary related to MEDJUGORJE...and so the above commentary only broaches the duty of the Church while
subtly diverting attention from the duty of the faithful..if the faithful or
the seers themselves maintain or presume any such supernaturality then the
faithful and the prelates of the Church may not attend such a gathering...according
to the decree of the Church....no conclusive presumptions may be made in a public forum all such presumptions are indeed rebuttable (able to be challenged) since in the official mind of the Church no such parity of reasoned supernaturality has been made manifest..... .amen
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