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.AI-powered
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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
Evaluating Supernatural Phenomena in the Catholic Church
The chapter delves into the updated rules for assessing supernatural occurrences in Catholicism, expanding from three to seven categories. It clarifies the distinction between preternatural and supernatural events, emphasizing divine sanction and the evolution of Neelabstadt rulings over time.
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