Unity Publishing - More Dangerous Than Any False Apparition

Rick Salbato's writing is in black font, mine is in red font.

FRAUD

There is, of course, the possibility of fraud.
There seems much greater possibility that the apparitions are NOT a fraud. We must accept what seems most reasonable.

The apparitions are staged.
Oh, are they Rick?!

The children know exactly what time the "Virgin" will appear.
Because Mary told them.

They do not go into any ecstasy. They leave the room with the priests. He talks to them and gives them a paper in his handwriting. They come back to the room and read the message. Any self-respecting sorcerer or common magician would do much better than that.
Time for an update of your article Rick. In the early days they didn't go into ecstasy. Most recently they have been purely ecstatic visions.

Documentation of just the first three years shows thirty lies by the seers, and hundreds of lies by the actors of this play: the priests and the promoters, especially Laurentin.
The lies are unfounded and, even if true, we can see the major reason for it in the person of Bishop Zanic. Please read "The Bishops of Mostar". Personal conflicts and issues are not enough to disprove Medjugorje or pre-empt an unlikely negative decision by the Vatican.

There are rumors of laser lights to produce signs in the sun.
Rick thinks rumours and innuendo are enough to pre-empt an unlikely negative decision by the Vatican and to create a split within the Catholic Church. Can anyone truly imagine laser lights being used behind the bushes to make the sun spin, strobe and change colours? That must be some pretty high-tech laser. Even Rick must be laughing to himself at the likehood of this.

There are hundreds of cases of eye-burn from looking into the sun.
People at Medjugorje want to look for sun miracles. They want to anticipate one and catch it in the act. Many should probably wait until the sun actually starts its miracle before looking at it.

There is a case of a reported cure where the PERSON CURED IS, IN FACT, DEAD.
Death to a human is a son/daughter coming home to God. Was the person cured to prove Medjugorje true before being called home to the Lord? Where is the evidence anyway that this happened? We could perhaps believe more of Rick propositions if they were backed up.

It is still listed as a cure. Of the thousands of claims, there is not one cure that has been proven. The closest thing to a cure is Rita Klaus, but there has never been any proof that she really had M. S. One might think it strange that the communist government supported (or at least allowed) the apparitions. The possibility of fraud is great.
I'm not sure the level of proof Rick is after. From my vast experience talking to atheists, generally the type of proof required is unreasonable. I have presented scientific documents to atheists to no avail. And yet they conveniently overlook is that even some of the most fundamental things we believe have actually been passed on through science without 100% proof. How many times has science had to revise a "truth"?! You hear it on the news all the time... "What scientists originally thought was blah blah is actually blah blah".

It could be that the priests, faced with expulsion, planned to have the apparition simply to support their desire to stay in the parish. It got out of hand and now then can’t stop the thing. It probably got way out of hand and it was, after all, a communist government. Now there is the problem of the war and expulsion from the parish.
Yes, it could be a lot of things, but let's look at where the weight of evidence is pointing. That's obviously the right thing to do.

Considering that two of the priests were having affairs with nuns at the time, where would they go to make a living in a war torn country if they left the parish? Consider also what will happen to the children if everything is admitted. What would the Government do?
Oh dear...the government got on fine before and I'm sure it will again. And, as for the two priests, I'm sure they can scratch a living on a farm somewhere. OR if I were them, and if I were the type of sleazebag Rick tries to paint me as, I would sell a whistleblowing story (fake or otherwise) to the highest bidder.

But would a priest have gone that far? Who else were they having affairs with? This is not an unfair question considering the past. You have read about the new order of priests and nuns living together, haven’t you?
Again, one wonders if Rick has ever heard about not judgement others lest you be judged. It would be OK if he kept his opinions to himself until proven (which is what the Vatican is doing), but by putting them on his website, he is cementing his judgements before God and the world and, worse, encouraging others to do the same. Rick Salbato is a rumour-monger. And to me, this is against the commandment to not bear false witness. Does he think it is righteous to cause others to think badly of priests that God may have already forgiven (assuming that any of it is true in the first place)?

DEMONIC

However, there are two problems with the idea of fraud. Any fraud of this magnitude would have been well planned and all actors would have been coordinated.
You can almost smell the investigative excitement in Rick's words. It's all about journalism at this point and little to do with truth or love or God's will.

Satan and his demons have one big weakness - pride. They cannot do anything in a simple, humble way. Everything is like one showing off power, and always bigger and better than anything else. Mary, on the other hand, is calm, holy, humble, and very, very motherly. Her presence brings peace and calmness to the soul. Let’s look closer at the apparitions.
Rick thinks that demons can't do anything in a humble way, and yet he thinks that he is doing overall a pretty good job at impersonating Mary. A reading of the monthly messages from Our Lady from the very beginning should show Rick and everybody Mary's true nature. The same detractors who condemn Medjugorje as being evil also call the messages "banal". If Satan were in charge, surely the messages would be more racy. The hypocrisy of the detractors shows through yet again.

On the first apparition there was terror and panic.
"What's up?" shouted Vicka. "Is there a snake?""No! Not a snake!"
Vicka ran up, but the sight of the apparition frightened her so much that, seized with fear, she slipped off her shoes and ran away.
"We all shouted and pulled faces."
What is Rick trying to say - an apparition shouldn't cause fear and panic? What about the terror and panic in the approved apparition of Alphonse Ratisbonne of France, as there was terror and panic in the Virgin Mary when the Archangel Gabriel appeared and in Saint Paul when he had his experience on the road to Damascus.

On the second apparition, Mirjana asked for a sign to show the people. The hands on her watch turned. [A typical occult trick! Any true New Age member can do it.]
Mary accused of being corny yet again. Is it really a typical occult trick? What other typical occult tricks should Mary avoid in future to dodge the "corny" bullet? Rick seems fairly au fait with the devil and occult tricks.

On the third apparition, Vicka was pushed or pulled off the road by unseen hands, and suddenly the Virgin appeared. [Motherly?]

On the fourth apparition, Maria was violently and mysterious propelled to the top of the hill.
[Calm and peaceful?]

Where did Rick get this from? I wish he would cite more sources. Oh, and I love Rick's clever use of loaded words. In the accounts of the visionaries, they describe the movement or being carried towards Mary on the hillside as purely pleasant, of being carried gently across the rocks and stones. Yes, very peaceful and pleasant indeed. Show me a quote to the contrary. You have to ask where are Rick's references!!

On September 4, 1981, Vicka wrote in her diary:
"We questioned Her about the man, who saw Jesus in the street, when he was driving people in his car. He met a man who was all bloodstained--this man was Jesus--He gave him a bloodstained handkerchief telling him to throw it into the river. Going on his way, he met a lady--It was the Blessed Virgin Mary--She asked the driver for the bloodstained handkerchief. The man gave her a handkerchief belonging to himself, but the Virgin asked for the bloodstained one. The Virgin said:
'IF HE HAD NOT GIVEN IT TO ME, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE LAST JUDGMENT FOR ALL.'
“The Virgin said the story was true."
[We are supposed to believe that this is the sweet loving Mother of God. How dim-witted does Satan think we are? But the next apparition tells the entire story.]

Now Rick attributes dim-wittedness to Satan, by inference, from Satan's lack of imagination, the same criticism he levelled at Mary.

On January 10, 1982, Mirjana tells of a strange apparition where from the light which normally precedes the Virgin's arrival, SATAN EMERGED, HALF DIABOLICAL, HALF DISGUISED UNDER THE FEATURES OF MARY. Finally the vision of Satan changed entirely into a vision of Mary.
"The Virgin programmed the entire sequence in order to test us." said Mirjana.
Rick did not quote anything regarding the actual appearance of Satan because then he wouldn't be able to twist the true story. This confirms to me how sneaky this guy is. The true story is this:

In addition to this basic message, Mirjana related an apparition she had in 1982 which we believe sheds some light on some aspects of Church history. She spoke of an apparition in which satan appeared to her disguised as the Blessed Virgin. Satan asked Mirjana to renounce the Madonna and follow him. That way she could be happy in love and in life. He said that following the Virgin, on the contrary, would only lead to suffering. Mirjana rejected him, and immediately the Virgin appeared and satan disappeared. Then the Blessed Virgin gave her the following message, in substance:

"Excuse me for this, but you must realize that satan exists. One day he appeared before the throne of God and asked permission to submit the Church to a period of trial. God gave him permission to try the Church for one century. This century is under the power of the devil, but when the secrets confided to you come to pass, his power will be destroyed. Even now he is beginning to lose his power and has become aggressive. He is destroying marriages, creating division among priests and is responsible for obsessions and murder. You must protect yourselves against these things through fasting and prayer, especially community prayer. Carry blessed objects with you. Put them in your house, and restore the use of holy water."

Or could it be that God allowed the children to see the truth, but they have not accepted the truth to this day?
It is highly unlikely. It might be plausible for one or a few people to lie, but over 25+ years none of the six children and multiple priests (even condemned and ousted ones) has ever "come clean" and admitted Medjugorje is false or whatever else. Also, we have to look at whether God would seriously permit the entire world to be deceived so subtly. According to Rick, anyone who believes in Medjugorje is damned. But, what about the simple humble Medjugorje village folk, who don't have the resources to uncover the so-called "scams" and to unravel the intricate "deceptions". They just carry on praying to the Mother of God to intercede for them as do the vast majority of pilgrims with the blessing of the Vatican. And for those who do have access to all the reports and documents and intrigues yet continue to believe despite them, again, I am reminded of Job, whom God allowed Satan to attack to see if he would curse him. Far from casting Job into hell for getting the wrong impression about God and his intentions, God relieved him of his suffering and restored his wealth to him. The point I am making here is that I am pretty sure that God, as the Lord or Mercy, could see his way to pardon us for having being duped under attack of the enemy (assuming the apparition is false). But, I think he would be pretty hard on those who fomented division with calumnous tales and cause people who would otherwise have gone to Medjugorje and bene converted to stay home and remain in their sins. I, for one, am completely open to whether the apparitions are true or false. I am ONLY against comdemning something wrongly.

True, False, or Demonic, what? This virgin has said that UFOs are real, that Pope Paul VI was replaced by an "evil red double" [same as Bayside], and that Necedah, Wisconsin, in America is a true apparition of Mary, but that the bad bishops of America did not accept Her. If fraud, would they risk supporting UFOs, Bayside, and Necedah? If demonic, wouldn’t he want to support his own works? Demons love to do stupid things and have people believe in them so that they can laugh at God.

How on earth does Rick know so much about how demons think and behave? Furthermore, his opinion of demons changes from pargraph to paragraph.

WHY?

If it is demonic, the question always comes up again and again, “Why would Satan do something that makes people stop sinning and become holy?” What would he have to gain? The answer to that question is very simple. It is the "SIN AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT". Scripture says that all sins are forgivable, but a sin against the Holy Spirit is not forgivable in this life or in the life to come."

What exactly is this sin against the Holy Spirit? The Bible is very clear that a house divided will collapse. Satan surely cannot tolerate the fruits. Rick has already clearly painted him as such a being that cannot tolerate any good whatsoever. But, now he seems to be saying that Satan can tolerate a vast amount of good fruits as long as he can get us to commit a key sin. What sin would that be? The best I can come up with is that we are all "duped" by a clever satan, with the proviso that it is all permitted by God. This seems to be a dead-ringer for a Job scenario. It would therefore appear to be a big test from God. I, for one, as an open-minded Catholic concerning apparitions, have the following scenario confronting me:

On the one hand concerning Medjugorje:

1. Six people have experienced visions for 25 years consistently and continuously and have never renounced their story, despite a probable huge fortune in rewards for doing so.
2. Bishop Zanic sounded a warning, which if were just a warning might have been credible if: 1) it was supported by the Vatican, and 2) If he didn't perform so unreasonably on the issue particularly with the Yugoslav Bishops' Conference, and 3) If there weren't so much animosity with the Franciscans in the region.
3. I can deal with all the other negative fruits, even the lies and other personal issues such as marrying nice-looking girls, because I perceive that Mary herself even raised her eyebrows a few times and on several occasions actually admonished the children
4. The messages are pure and motherly and simple. Time after time, she simply asks for prayer, penance, reading the scriptures and reconciliation.

On the other hand, I get from Rick

1. Much of what I have read on atheist websites, a bad attitude that close-mindedly wants to condemn and smear at all costs. There is no latitude in his writings for the possibility that he is wrong or even a fair weighing up of evidence. His is purely a campaign of smearing. And I can never trust anyone like that and nor should any reader.
2. Lots of dirt being dug up, most of it without evidence and easily controvertible.
3. Blatant false witness on many occasions, such as turning Mary's statement that "Souls enter a body at 4 1/2 months" to a statement that "Abortions are permitted"
4. I am, in short, totally turned off by Rick and his arguments. Contrast Rick to the cool calculating sensitivity of the Vatican. You just never hear them coming out with these types of comments and slanderings.

How is that possible? The Holy Spirit is Divine Love. He is Divine Mercy. He is the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He is the love of the Son for the Father and the Father for the Son. The Doctrine of the Faith, Bishop Sheen, and Pope John Paul II all say the same thing. The unforgivable sin of the Twentieth Century is the denial of sin.
Denial of sin seems to be exactly what is LACKING at Medjugorje, judging by the long lines outside the confessionals at Medjugorje.

The sin against the Holy Spirit is the denial of sin.
In order to deny sin, we have to know that we are sinning. I am still not sure what sin is being denied by those involved in Medjugorje. It is far from clearcut. At the moment there is a lot of confusion and uncertainty, even at the Vatican. The Jews picked up stones to kill a bona fide adulterer and Jesus cautioned them "Who will throw the first stone". Rick wants to be judge, jury and executioner for people hearing the messages of Medjugorje and having a pure desire to convert from their sinful lives.

A prostitute knows that she is sinning and, at the moment of death, she could repent of her sins and go to Heaven. That is all it takes to go to Heaven. The only reason people fall into Hell like SNOW FLAKES is that they believe that they are not sinners, and hence, at the moment of death, they are not repentant. God cannot forgive an unrepentant sinner. If they do not ask forgiveness, God cannot forgive them.
Hypocrisy, Hypocrisy, Hypocrisy! So, Rick has an absolutely clear conscience, for example, that he is not using any innuendos, half-truths and false-witness to cause people to turn their backs on Medjugorje before the Church does? Rick has a totally clear conscience about the people who have read his writings and stayed away from Medjugorje, when they could have gone there and been converted, instead of throwing their hands in the air in confusion and frustration and remaining in sin, or worse, becoming atheists and giving up on the whole idea of church and God. If he thinks not, he should look at his repetition of falsehoods and twisted statements immediately below....

What does all this have to do with Medjugorje? The so-called Virgin of Medjugorje has only three messages.

1) That all religions are the same in the eyes of God.
As I have already stated, this was not Mary's intended message. Her clear meaning is that PERSONS in all religions are equal before God, just as in Paul's time there was no distinction between Jew and Gentile.

2) That the Born-Again Charismatic Movement is of the Holy Spirit.
Yes, the Charismatic movement is permitted and encouraged by Vatican II

3) That the Charismatic Movement will bring all churches together into a New Church called the Church of the Holy Spirit. A church without Doctrine and therefore without FAITH. Each person in this new church will decide for himself what is right and wrong, what he believes or does not believe. Truth will not matter.
What are the exact words Mary supposedly used here? I wish Rick would cite more sources!

All three of these things have the same result. No one sins. If God sees all religions the same, then the Bible is a lie. All of the Old Testament and all of the New Testament speaks constantly about false doctrine. In the Epistles of Paul, John, James, Jude, and Peter, false doctrine is condemned with the sentence of Hell.

The Protestant Churches came into the world to bring a denial of most sins. Martin Luther denied all sins. King Henry VIII denied adultery. All deny Apostolic priesthood. Most deny the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Mohammed denies Christ as God.

With Jesus' coming, a new covenant was begun which fulfilled the law and emphasised LOVE over rules. To the astonishment of the Pharisees, Jesus sat down with heathen, prostitutes, Samaritans, lepers, anyone in need of help and salvation. Jesus told many parables about how the the seemingly rejected majority would win the big prize ahead of the elected Jews. This is what Mary is alluding to. It is the work begun by Jesus, continued by St Paul and now with the Vatican which is extending more than just an olive branch to other religions. The following from the CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH
DECLARATION "DOMINUS IESUS" ON THE UNICITY AND SALVIFIC UNIVERSALITY
OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE CHURCH:

In considering the values which these religions witness to and offer humanity, with an open and positive approach, the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian religions states: The Catholic Church rejects nothing of what is true and holy in these religions. She has a high regard for the manner of life and conduct, the precepts and teachings, which, although differing in many ways from her own teaching, nonetheless often reflect a ray of that truth which enlightens all men. Continuing in this line of thought, the Church's proclamation of Jesus Christ, the way, the truth, and the life?(Jn 14:6), today also makes use of the practice of inter-religious dialogue. Such dialogue certainly does not replace, but rather accompanies the missio ad gentes, directed toward that mystery of unity from which it follows that all men and women who are saved share, though differently, in the same mystery of salvation in Jesus Christ through his Spirit. Inter-religious dialogue, which is part of the Church's evangelizing mission, requires an attitude of understanding and a relationship of mutual knowledge and reciprocal enrichment, in obedience to the truth and with respect for freedom.

This is a good summary of the intended meaning Mary had when she made the comments to the visionaries concerning other religions.

If we believe these untruths are not a sin, and die believing in them, Satan has won our souls. Why? Because we are believing in a false word of God, a false Christ.

If we believe, as Charismatics do, that after we have received the "Spirit" we cannot sin, Satan has won our souls.

The problem is that no sincere person is going to die deliberately believing a falsehood. Most sincere people want to get it right. Is Rick going to knock on every farm village door in humble Medjugorje with a translator and tell them what he is trying to tell us? They simply wouldn't be interested in getting involved in all that intrigue and innuendo, yet according to Rick they will be damned and God will not save them. I give God more credit for justice and mercy. We are all interested in the truth and the truth will be revealed in time, but not the truth according to Rick.

Anyway, if it were against Church doctrine, the Vatican would have condemned Medjugorje already a long time ago! It hasn't because it knows that there is no false doctrine there. Rick is simply casting shadows on pure light. And I still don't know exactly why he's doing it.

Again, Why? We see a new Satanic Church prophesied by Catherine Emmerich. We see an International, all denominational church of the Spirit. The next pope (as prophesied by Don Bosco, Malachi and many others] will be one of the holiest popes in history. What if, and this is just conjecture, what if, all over the world, at the same time, the “Virgin” of Bayside, of Garabandal, of Mexico, of Medjugorje, of the Charismatics and all the other false apparitions [all at once-in a single voice] said that the true pope was the anti-Christ?

Who would you believe? The Church? The Cardinals? Or would you believe the messages of the seers?

I will believe the church. That is the whole point I have been making through my rebuttal of Rick. Rick thinks HE is on the side of the Church, when in actual fact, there are more people who are visiting and praying at Medjugorje right now on the side of the church than he is because they are waiting for the Church's final pronouncement while continuing in their normal devotions. That is the side I am on too. I will believe the late Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger and the Yugoslav Bishops' Conference BEFORE I will believe Bishops Zanic or Peric and all their offshoots, including Unity Publishing. And I encourage the entire Catholic world to visit Medjugorje and pray and fast and worship God while waiting patiently for the Vatican's final pronouncement on Medjugorje.

CONCLUSION

Keep in mind that the Church and only the Church can make decisions in these matters. The Church has spoken on Medjugorje. Further investigations will produce nothing new. In the case of Medjugorje, both Bishops have spoken. They have stated over and over that this is not of God. Thirty-four bishops of Yugoslavia agree with them. Rome agrees with them. But in spite of all this, we would like to give our opinion on the apparitions.

Yes, the Church has spoken. It has said "Just wait and see", not as Rick tries to colour it as a condemnation. Again, I invite you to investigate the true Church position and especially the situation regarding the Bishops of Mostar and to read the letter from the Vatican which clearly distances itself from the judgements and opinions of the Bishop of Mostar. Rick is very slyly giving the appearance that he is on the side of the Church by virtue of agreeing with the denunciation of the Bishop of Mostar, the local bishop. But, as we all know, the local Bishop had two chances to investigate the apparitions and his findings were rejected by the Vatican and as a result the matter of investigating the apparitions was given to the Yugoslav Bishops' Conference.

Consider that Yugoslavia is world famous for two things; the most nude beaches in the world, and the start of World War I. It seems likely Satan could have had an opening in the void of grace around Medjugorje.
Jesus came to the world as a physician, professing to his detractors of the time that if the patient is well, he is in no need of a doctor. The Medjugorje apparitions have brought this same soothing grace to this region of Yugoslavia. This brings me to another point concerning the visionaries improvements and the true fruits of Medjugorje. All of the visionaries confessed to being extremely half-hearted in their prayers and devotions before the apparitions. Mary taught them to pray the Our father and Hail Mary very slowly and with their hearts. Now, when they pray the Our Father in public, it has been noted by pilgrims how slowly and deliberately they pray it and with so much sensitivity and passion. Can Satan really stomach seeing people praying the Lord's prayer so beautifully, let alone can Satan actually have CAUSED such a thing? That's all that Medjugorje has boiled down to - prayer, reconciliation and sacrifices for the conversion of the world.

We believe that in the beginning it was not fraud. It was Satan appearing as Mary to the frightened children, maybe even the first two years. The reasons we will explain later. We believe that the Franciscans and the world-wide Charismatics saw this as a great opportunity to prop up a failing movement. When Satan stopped appearing, they would not let it end. An end would give the Church a chance for a final condemnation, and they had more messages they wanted to propagate all over the world. What better way than the Mother of God, Herself?
One thing you need to remember is that, on the second day, the visionaries took holy water from the church and threw it on Mary's dress saying "If you are from Satan, begone with you". Does Rick not believe in the power of holy water? It is prescribed by the Church, so I assume he does.

It would be OK if Rick kept his idle speculation to himself in light of the sensitivity of these issues, but he appears to be enjoying his journalism so much that it actually appears that HE is the one with the agenda or the loss of control, and he is causing others to do the same.

Speaking in tongues is promoted at Medjugorje, but the Rosary is not. Oh, yes! The people who go there pray the Rosary, and we have seen three rosaries that were changed to brass. When asked about the Rosary, the children said that they say it sometimes. Considering that they say we should take at least ten minutes to say an Our Father, a complete Rosary would take 32.5 hours to say. No wonder they do not say it. After over 1000 apparitions, not one apparition mentioned the Rosary, the Scapular, First Saturdays, the threat of Russia, the Immaculate Conception, or the twin Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

Rick is more out of touch with Medjugorje than I thought. Has he heard of the 5 Stones of Gospa, which constitute the five main things Mary is asking of pilgrims. Maybe I can now understand why he has made some of the ludicrous statements about it that he has. The rosary is the one prayer promoted THE MOST. The visionaries pray three rosaries minimum per day. And one of the staple consistent comments of Mary is to remind her children to pray, pray, pray "especially the rosary". I challenge Rick to sit down one evening and READ MARY'S MESSAGES. I pray the rosary every day because of my knowledge of Medjugorje and what Our Lady has clearly asked of us. Everybody knows this, why doesn't Rick?

From Sister Emmanuel's interview with Vicka http://www.childrenofmedjugorje.com/medj/reports/03_15_03.html

Question: In your opinion, what is this Year of the Rosary going to change?

Vicka: As you know, everything depends on us, on the way we listen to the Pope. For a long time Mary has been recommending that we pray the Rosary! And now that we have these new mysteries, we are praying it even more. It certainly is great joy to live them. One must not say, OK, now there is a new Rosary, so what do we do? No, we must start right now! It is only after starting that we will feel in our hearts what it means, what the Lord wants. First we act, then we see the fruits...

Satan is an angel "from" Heaven. He would not be so stupid as to do what is now happening at Medjugorje. Yes! We think he started the whole thing. But he was smart enough to stop at the proper time. The Franciscan Charismatics were not that receptive. They saw the opportunity.

What's this? A subtle admiration of satan here and there starting to creep in. Rick has called Satan up on his low level of intelligence on more than one occasion, by inference. e.g. "How stupid does satan think we are" and "Does satan think we are morons". Satan is hardly clever if his efforts can be seen straight through. No, the more likely explanation is that satan is far far removed from this apparition and others.

I've officially and finally had enough of Rick and so it ends here.

SUMMARY

Our Lady herself confirmed this in her August 25th Medjugorje Message to the world in 1991 when she conveyed, "Therefore, I call all of you, dear children, to pray and fast still more firmly. I invite you to renunciation for nine days so that, everything I wanted to realize through the secrets, which I began in Fatima, will be fulfilled."

I don't care what Unity Publishing or any other detractor says, the world should be looking to Medjugorje, casting off the chains on their hearts and minds imposed by these detractors, and wholeheartedly embracing the messages of the Blessed Virgin Mary.