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Marian apparitions just won’t stop

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Holy Mary Mother of God don't you have anything better to do than appear all over the place and cause traffic jams. And why manifest yourself as a salt stain on a wall?

Marian apparitions pop up so often that you could easily devote a weblog to following them. I know I'm late in noting the blessed stain.

The ground under the stain has now become a shrine of candles and flowers.

"It's a miracle," said one woman, claiming she could see the face of Mary.

Virgin Mary wall stain draws the faithful

Checking in with the local Catholic hierarchy:

The cardinal was also asked Monday about the image which has appeared on an underpass at Fullerton Avenue and the Kennedy. A salt stain has drawn thousands of faithful who believe it is the Virgin Mary. Cardinal George said he has no plans to visit it and stopped short of calling it a miracle.

"What's miraculous about -- people see images in clouds and they're there. I haven't seen a picture of it or anything, but it's something that reminds people of someone whom they know and love. If you didn't love the Blessed Virgin Mary, you probably wouldn't see her image there, so that's wonderful," said Cardinal George.

Francis Cardinal George returns to Chicago from Vatican

Penn & Teller are covering Marian apparitions. Hope they don't forget the miraculous window in Florida.

Some episodes will have viewers nodding in agreement, such as "Signs From Heaven" on June 27, which ridicules pilgrimages and prayers to images of the Virgin Mary in a grilled cheese sandwich or Jesus in the wood grain of a door. The "Bull----!" crew hit the streets and showed passers-by a photo, asking them what they saw in it. "After a certain amount of stress and strain, some of them managed to see religious figures in it," Teller said. "It was, of course, a close-up of a piece of head cheese."

Penn & Teller grab the 'Bull----' by the horns

Richard Evans Lee
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Yeah, silly Catholics. They see miracles everywhere. I wonder if they would praise a diaper that has a shitmark resembling the blessed virgin? Maybe they should check every nappy before throwing it away.

Posted by: Danny | April 25, 2005 10:01 PM

Thank you for labeling this as "Catholic" and not "Christian." The syncretism in the Catholic church is a far cry from what Christians who follow the Bible believe. When I hear about the latest vision of Mary is a Cinnabon or whatever, I never know whether to laugh or cry. It's sad, but really funny at the same time. I mean, these are grown adults pursuing this stuff! Wow. Granted, you might think me silly for being a grown adult for pursuing a relationship with a God. And, I can understand your thoughts on that. We grew up differently and have seen and experienced different things in our lives. If you had my history, you'd most likely believe in God, or at least in a god. I might not want to believe in a god, or simply might not be able to believe in a god if I had your background. That's cool. I enjoy reading posts on your site, and will continue to throw my two cents in when I have a few things to say. I respect your beliefs, and I hope you'll respect my right to believe what I choose to believe. Thanks.

Posted by: Michael Joseph | April 26, 2005 2:18 PM

Danny, I had no idea that the Marian nonsense was so common until I started this weblog. But I've never known a pious Catholic. Just ones who regretted growing up as one.

Posted by: Richard | April 27, 2005 6:08 PM

Well I stumbled on this after googling Penn and Teller re: Mother Teresa and Marian apparitions. Richard, I am a Catholic, without regret: so now you have met one of us. BTW, there really are alot of us. Why is it hard to believe that the Mother of Jesus could appear to us ( for those that believ in God, of course)? Rather than concentrate on the silly grilled cheese apparitions, try reading up on Fatima(70,000 witnesses to the sun dancing, including very jaded journalists) or the miraculous tilma of Guadulupe? Jesus performed his first miracle after his mother intervened, and Catholics continue to seek her comfort and intervention, since her Son gave her to us from the cross: "Behold, Your Mother."

Posted by: Litigator | August 1, 2005 1:55 PM

You have now met another one, a faithful Catholic who tried to pretend there was no God and realized there was one, it wasn't me and that the only proper, intelligent and loving way to worship was as a member of the Church Jesus started Himself, rather than someone who grabbed a corrupt version of the Bible and declared themselves "saved". Anyone who is able to read can learn the Church's official stand on Marian apparitions. The salt stain was a salt stain. It was not a CATHOLIC salt stain and only someone who is living in hate would think this is a CATHOLIC thing.

Posted by: LSK | August 5, 2005 12:02 PM

Danny - and EVERYONE ELSE. · Posted by: Danny on April 25, 2005 10:01 PM Yeah, silly Catholics. They see miracles everywhere. I wonder if they would praise a diaper that has a shitmark resembling the blessed virgin? Maybe they should check every nappy before throwing it away. I believe in Mary and I believe that she has her ways of catching someone's eye. Weather it's in toast or on a wall even a floor. This is a major judgemental error a Representative Heuristic. Everyone has their thoughts and what they 'believe' in. But, I think it's wrong for you to Judge someones faith. I am a catholic and I think that mary and jesus show themselves to people in different ways. For you to make fun of that is hatred. That comment about mary and a shit stain is just ruthlessly mean about your mother. What if I said I saw a image of your mother in a pile of shit? would you take that to offense? well, I take what you said about my mother to offense.

Posted by: chrisalyne | September 30, 2005 2:58 AM

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