Bishop Richard J. Malone has prohibited the dissemination of the Maria Divine Mercy messages. Here is the text of his letter to pastors, and below that are photos of the actual letter:
Dear Monsignor/Father:
Recently an inquiry was (sic) been made relative to
some materials that are being disseminated through the website www.thewarningsecondcoming.com. The website contains the writings of “Maria
Divine Mercy” which is the pseudonym of an anonymous woman who reportedly lives
in Dublin and who claims to be a Roman Catholic and to be “receiving spiritual
guidance from the Catholic Church.”
Since some of the “messages” promote negative attitudes towards the
teachings of the Second Vatican Council and of the Papacy, I have made further
inquiry as to the “authenticity” of these alleged revelations.
Through the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops, an inquiry was made of the Irish Catholic Conference to see if the
Irish Bishops had issued any guidance.
Some of the Irish Bishops had no knowledge of these revelations and none
had made any statements. However, since the individual uses a pseudonym and is
anonymous, it is difficult to investigate.
However, there have been other statements made by other bishops. In
particular, Bishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane, Australia has stated: “I have
examined some of these messages and found them to be patently fraudulent and
corrosive of the true Christian faith as the Catholic Church teaches it. The Alleged recipient of the messages
operates anonymously and refuses to identify and present herself to local
Church authority for a theological examination of the content of her messages.
The messages contain certain theological and historical errors some of which fall
within the category of bogus millenarianism, and they are more likely to
provoke fear rather than the peace of the Spirit. They play on elements of the Catholic Faith
only to undermine it at its core.
Moreover, they are outrageous in their claims against Pope Francis. Therefore, the messages of Maria Divine Mercy
are not to be taken seriously, discussed or distributed within the Archdiocese
of Brisbane.”
Additionally, both the National Catholic Register and New
advent have posted negative evaluations of the Maria Divine Mercy
revelations which can be found at http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-maria-divine-mercy
and http://blog.newadvent.org/2013/03/a-closer-look-at-false-prophecies-of.html .
Given the fact that the Church has not yet pronounced
on the authenticity of these “revelations”, and given the fact that more than one bishop has judged them to
undermine the Catholic faith at its very core, I hereby prohibit the
dissemination or promotion of Maria Divine Mercy materials in the Diocese of
Portland. If anyone approaches you or you are aware of anyone in your parish
that is speaking about or promoting these materials please make them aware of
this prohibition. This ban will be in
effect, until such time as the “revelations” are authenticated by the
Church.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Thank you for your ministry to your
parishioners and for your commitment and fidelity to the Church.
May God bless you with His peace.
Please know that you are in my prayers.
Yours sincerely in Christ,
Most Reverend Richard J. Malone
Apostolic Administrator of Portland
Bishop of Buffalo
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