Why the Vatican Changed Its Rules for Evaluating Supernatural Phenomena (Apparitions, Visions, Eucharistic Miracles, Catholic, Vatican, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Vatican's New Rules for Evaluating Supernatural Phenomena
The chapter delves into the Vatican's new rules for evaluating supernatural phenomena, comparing them to the previous norms and discussing their approval by Pope Francis on May 4th. It highlights the importance of clear procedures for discerning supernatural occurrences to prevent misuse and doctrinal errors. The episode introduces the document by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, emphasizing the need for efficient ecclesiastical discernment in evaluating apparitions, visions, and miracles.
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Transcript
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.
