Why the Vatican Changed Its Rules for Evaluating Supernatural Phenomena (Apparitions, Visions, Eucharistic Miracles, Catholic, Vatican, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith)
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MYS321: In May 2024, the Vatican issued new norms for how to evaluate reports of supernatural phenomena. In the first of a two-part discussion, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine how the new rules radically change the way these phenomena are classified.
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Links for this episode:
- Joseph Ratzinger interview book God and the World: https://amzn.to/466iYM5
- 2024 Vatican Norms: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_ddf_doc_20240517_norme-fenomeni-soprannaturali_en.html
- 1978 Vatican Norms: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19780225_norme-apparizioni_en.html
- Mysterious World 84: Visions, Prophecies, Revelations?: https://Mysterious.fm/84
- Miracle Hunter on Our Lady of All Nations: https://www.miraclehunter.com/marian_apparitions/approved_apparitions/amsterdam/
- Pope Francis confirms rejection of “Co-redemptrix” (news story): https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/12/pope-calls-idea-of-declaring-mary-co-redemptrix-foolishness
- Pope Francis official text: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20191212_omelia-guadalupe.html
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