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Diane Montagna

Diane Montagna
@dianemontagna

May 17
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Takeaway from new #Vatican norms on discernment of alleged supernatural phenomena: diocesan bishops are no longer permitted to declare that an apparition or other phenomenon is of divine & supernatural origin. Power to do so is now centralized in the Pope: press.vatican.va/content/salast…

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Cardinal Fernández said at today’s presser: “Exceptionally a pope may say ‘I have a special interest in this phenomenon & think it should be encouraged.’ He would ask the Dicastery to launch a process to clarify whether or not it is supernatural. That would be very exceptional.”
Diane Montagna

Diane Montagna

@dianemontagna
American journalist in Rome accredited to the Holy See. Co-author of ‘Christus Vincit’ (Angelico Press, 2019) and ‘Calming the Storm’ (Emmaus Press, 2022).
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