New Rules for Evaluating Supernatural Phenomena (Catholic, Vatican) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

The Vatican has released new rules for evaluating reports of supernatural phenomena. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli conclude their two-part discussion by looking at the rules themselves; the possible categories; and how the investigations are to be carried out.

https://mysterious.fm/322

Further Resources:
• Joseph Ratzinger interview book God and the World: https://amzn.to/3QXoSbQ
• 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
• Pope Francis 2017 statement on Medjugorje: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/36030/pope-francis-i-am-suspicious-of-ongoing-medjugorje-apparitions
• Cardinal Fernandez story on Medjugorje: https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2024/05/vatican-doctrine-czar-says-medjugorje-ruling-not-ready-but-offers-insight
• Kevin Symonds’s web site: https://kevinsymonds.com