What does the Holy See’s statement that “Pilgrimages to Medjugorje are authorized” really mean?
By Snježana Majdandžić-Gladić, on 12 May 2019, translated from Croatian, Vjera i djela (Faith and Works, portal of Catholic theologians)
On 12 May 2019, at the morning Mass in Medjugorje (and then during the other Masses throughout the day), as reported in the audio recording and interpreted by the media, the Holy See’s statement on the authorization of pilgrimages to Medjugorje was read out. Archbishop-emeritus Henryk Hoser, Apostolic Visitor to Medjugorje, together with the Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto, read the statement and the declaration states the following:
“Pope Francis has decided to authorize pilgrimages to Medjugorje, which can now be organized, always taking care to prevent these pilgrimages from being interpreted as an authentication of...
