A Dominican Priest Fr Leon responds to all the objections to Medjugorje.

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[@robertameuchel4786]

Wow, Thank You Father Leon, you have a beautiful gift of explaining the obvious. My first trip to Medjugorje was January 1991 and my last one was in June of 2000. My husband and I took many trips back and fourth, before the war, during the war and after. We also brought many pilgrims, I LOVED IT and can't wait to Return, God willing . I'm Ready !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@healthydee381]

Love Fr Leon.

[@alexandriahall8925]

Thanks for great content always, Robert! Your channel keeps me busy as a housewife (mother of 3 littles). I love to play your videos while I walk around doing my chores and playing with my babes. Ave Maria! Keep it up!

[@gogirl1513]

Love medjugorge, great gift

[@soniavadnjal7553]

Absolutely love it! Thank you Robert for showing fr Leon's video! The clarifications are so necessary!

[@thecatholicman]

You are so welcome

[@Climbing_Carmel_TODC]

Has this priest, or any other commented, on the poking in the eye incident and the excuse given? The incident was captured on video?

[@malverdip]

Please address that the virgin appears when the visionaries want her to. Like those times when the visionaries change the date or time of a conference that includes an apparition.

[@murrayrisling4276]

First and foremost one should pay heed to the local Bishop's of the diocese where an apparition appears and not dismiss such as personal opinion. One local Bishop of Mostar said he would love to have a Lourdes in his diocese but would consider it the worst of all his sins to pass this falsity off as truth. Strong words. So far the apparition has appeared 50,000 times or more over the years at what seems to be at the beck and call of the children having wordy chatty conversations, while at the beginning of the apparitions the children claimed she was only going to appear 3 more times. Then the children claimed she was going to do something not seen since the beginning of the world. That's a big bold claim which would needs to be backed up by big bold supernatural confirmation. Not there. What about the reporter who poked at the visionary and then the excuse that was given of why she flinched back? As for the conversions and fruits people talk about this would be due to the prayer, good will of those who go and the grace of God, not necessarily because the apparitions are legitimately of God or the Virgin Mary. Also going there contrary to what the local Bishops may have said is disobedience and such also takes one away from legitimate approved sites where we know she has appeared and also the grace that lies there in. Also it was claimed the Virgin appeared to Ivan on his wedding day. I guess anything is possible but also appearing 50,000 times or more over the years? I could say more on this but such info is available online.

[@jefitz]

My favourite one is where Ivan is in England and has a scheduled apparition but in the meantime he wants to go to watch a football match so Our Lady agrees to appear after it....😂😂😮😢

[@kevincunningham7314]

R​@jefitz ..present the evidence of this please..

[@charflorida5433]

You are 100% correct, spot on!

[@charflorida5433]

​@@jefitzI did not hear this one yet, hahaha, it gets crazier and crazier!

[@sacredartsource8297]

The conversions are due to people praying the Rosary and receiving the sacraments. That could happen anywhere without an apparition. The real danger is if and when, one of the seers confesses it was a hoax, the faith of millions who flocked to Medjugorje will be rocked and many will fall away from the truth after it sinks in that they were duped.

[@thecatholicman]

Yes that could happen, but you don’t get sacraments like that everywhere do you ? Every single evening they have confession and mass without exception. Medjugorje evening programme is beautiful

[@sacredartsource8297]

@@thecatholicman The sacraments are available at your local parish. What is a sad commentary is that there seems to be more zeal and faith in traveling half way across the world to witness a Marian apparition on demand, as advertised in the Medjugorje tour booking websites, than attending the empty Churches where Jesus Christ is present every day. What does that say. But the success of Medjugorje is directly due to the ongoing alleged daily apparitions on demand (now going on 50,000+ apparitions) that keep the crowds coming, crowds that have built an economy for an entire country that depends on them. Had the alleged apparitions ceased 40 years ago, Medjugorje would be no different than Garabandal, a small village where the Church has neither approved or outright condemned the apparitions. But the fact that the Church says there is nothing supernatural going on at Medjugorje today is an indirect way of saying these seers are faking the daily visions. Yet the fruits of praying the Rosary and going to confession and the conversions at Medjugorje are undeniable, therefore the Church allows for pastoring the vast pilgrim crowds gathered there, just as it would at a Eucharistic congress or a World Youth Day, where there are thousands of Catholics gathered in prayer. God present where two or more gather in His name. If this is were to be revealed as a hoax (i.e. one of seers with the secrets dies without revealing them) there will be a falling away from the faith and a growing cynicism against the Church, not to mention a great loss in revenue for hotels and restaurants, and the end of livelihoods of the rest of the seers.

[@charflorida5433]

I think the same! Oh what a tangled web we weave when we practice to deceive.

[@charflorida5433]

​@@thecatholicmanIf it was all somewhere else, done the same way, with the same crowds, yes, could have the same result. No proof of an apparition. Too many conflicting stories. Too much money, gold, wealth.

[@NA-ls7hi]

Amen Father Leon 🔥🙏❤️

[@BronxCat]

I pay attention to Our Lady of the good event of the purification, Banneux, Lasallette,Our lady of all nations, Akita,Fatima, Lourdes

[@cybereye2]

Ditto

[@cybereye2]

And I include our. Lady of knock

[@joseph_mta5840]

I’m a bit cautious about Our Lady of Good Success. I think the devotion is legit but the prophecies and apparitions were written much later by a secondary source. The whole ‘we discovered this hidden in the archives’ thing I take lightly.

[@helenmccann9084]

look up about Gabriel Garcia Moreno what a president. Mother Mariana died three times by the way.

[@ChristinaDaniella]

Robert, you promote the Mass of Ages, but mentally you cling to modernism. This is why I feel so often confused watching your stuff. I support with all my heart your opinions on liturgy and reverence of the Most Blessed Sacrament, but Medjugorie is spiritual centre of modern Church which fights the Mass of the Ages.

[@sliglusamelius8578]

I subscribed (again) because you like Medjugorje. Thanks Robert.

[@teresaalvarez7372]

I must say, father Leon explains so well and very clear. God bless him, and all the priests that work there to bring back lots of soul to the Lord.. and that they do a lot of confessions here in the United States the priest limits confession an hour, an hour and a half two days per week I know we’re short of priest, but there’s a reason why we’re short of priest. Young men are feeling that their formations are jeopardize by having support of good bishops and truly, I don’t blame them. We need more priest we need this system to change that is current. May God bless good priests and good bishops to lead young men into priesthood, so need it. Amen.🙏⛪️

[@sheiladumigan451]

Jesus Jesus Jesus 🙏❤

[@audreydunphy6565]

It was Sister Briege Mc Kenna who in a mystical vision saw and prophesied The Visionaries in Medjugorgi .I was there at the same time as Sr.Briege later in 1995.I had a supernatural experience which was amazing after prayers with Sr.Briege.I have met the visionaries.The power of the Holy Spirit is tangible.Jesus is alive.❤🙏.I am blessed with supernatural faith.I have experienced outstanding miracles there.

[@ChristinaDaniella]

Supernatural faith? What is it?

[@audreydunphy6565]

@@ChristinaDaniella it is when you experience another realm of reality beyond this one here,where your heart is opened by Grace and you experience the Divine.🙏❤️

[@helenmccann9084]

@@audreydunphy6565 that was a great blessing hold onto that xxx

[@michellenunes7115]

Hi , how are you i tink i remember experiencing i was up in heaven, it was a level of heaven and i met Father Slavako Barbaric from Medjugorie which waz strange to me but i was looking all around --it was a DREAM and i was experiencing peace and joy.

[@lispan3768]

Fr Slavko was extremely disobedient. JESUS has made it clear through 2000 years of saints that He desires OBEDIENCE most of all​@@michellenunes7115. Other Franscicans were defrocked...one fathered a child.

[@Treebeard32]

Fr Leon says (47:17) "If it is fake what are they being deceived into, praying the rosary, going to mass, etc..." Well those are good things, but it would also be giving the authority of God to speak on matters of the Church and the world to human beings at best and to evil at worst. That is, if it is fake.

[@Braingrandchild]

I want to understand what you’re saying but it’s over my head. Would you mind saying it a different way? Thank you

[@avechristusrex31]

As Jesus said “satan does not divide his own kingdom”. Hence Medjugorje with all its Amazing fruits has to be of God.

[@Treebeard32]

I think that is a really good response, but that leads me to a dilemma, because we keep experiencing leaders in the church who produce good fruit for decades only to be revealed in the end to, also, be producing bad fruit. Didn't Father Marcial Maciel encourage people to go to mass, pray the rosary and in some cases become priests?@@avechristusrex31

[@Gofourth]

I could listen to Fr. Leon all day long. PLUS he’s a Dominican (I’m in lay formation). Does anyone know if he records his homilies?

[@soniavadnjal7553]

Mary Tv broadcasts the English Mass homilies daily.

[@micheletuite330]

All his homlies are recorded and are available to listen

[@ladyjosan39]

@@micheletuite330where can I find those recordings??

[@micheletuite330]

Just go to video library....look for english homilies...the priest delivering ther sermon, face will pop up. Fr leon usually does the Sunday homilies and major feast days. Also when no pilgrims around....so go back to december jan feb where u see his face pop up. Just an amazing priest with phenomenal gifts of insight and healing and much more

[@luisbergantino1207]

I studied theology at the Angelicum, in Rome and I must say that I'm shocked to hear him say that "constat de non supernaturalitate" means that the church is not sure about the apparitions, but have not rejected it. In reality "constat de non supernaturalitate" means that the alleged apparition is confirmed not to be of supernatural origin because as a matter of fact that's what this phrase means in Latin: There's agreement (constat) of not being supernatural (de non supernaturalitate).

[@thecatholicman]

Email him to clarify

[@goodluck-mx4qr]

Next, they will be telling us that Sodom & Gomorrah was a Health Spa

[@danielbyrnes5446]

Aren't we to judge something by the fruit it bears? Medj. bears good fruit. Besides, my life is based on faith, not skepticism.

[@andrewmcreynolds4677]

I saw that with viska it was sad it was like see was Elvis!

[@djmcd2829]

Very smooth, but not fooling Everyone. Our lady has not appeared but maybe someone else who is just as smooth as this guy

[@colleenconger5265]

Can’t ignore over 50 million people going and all the miracles and cures that have taken place and especially conversions. Faith is all about believing in something you cannot see or touch, but knowing your heart is true and that you can feel. There are more and more nonbelievers in the world every day you can just count yourself in as one. I choose heaven and Jesus for the rest of my life and that is my goal and if this gets me closer to that goal, hallelujah. My priest is gone several times and I wanted to go next year on a pilgrimage with him.!

[@djmcd2829]

@@colleenconger5265 Our blessed mother never appeared and never will, simply never because of what the seers are saying our lady would never say and also simply the fact that they say she appears whenever wherever is just total BS. So conversions to what ? communion’s on the hand the desecration of the host ? eh no thanks that’s not the true faith just true disobedience, you would have to be deaf dumb or blind not to see that the Judas bishops and priests are selling out on his church, but no worries in the end he will win so if the goal is to be saved best to be saved in truth

[@Runsfrombears]

This fr Leon still doesn’t convince. There are still too many strange things regarding medjugorie. I’ll stick with the clear cut ones like Fatima

[@eh4306]

Medjugorje is real and will be on same level as fatima after secrets take place

[@soniavadnjal7553]

What are these so-called "strange things", runsfrombears. Or should I call you runsfromtruth?

[@jefitz]

​@@eh4306The secrets? Where can we get a clear explanation of them? Medjugorje is for the devout but Unfortunately gullible souls to be taken in.

[@sharonseesink6163]

Our Lady has appeared there. It’s just the daily messages etc which have put doubt into the validity of the apparitions. My friend from Australia arrived in Medjugore at dusk. It was getting dark and they couldn’t see very well As they were walking near the apparition hill the Cross on the hill lit up and they could see where they were going. It wasn’t till the next day that they found out there was no source of power on the hill or on the cross . Explain that folks 😄

[@eh4306]

@jefitz no. You obviously have done no research on this. Medjugorje is legit. Whole world will understand that soon. You included

[@lispan3768]

In prayer recently I felt led to look again at the "fruits" of Medj...I quickly came across the shocking report that the Fransiscan priests closest to the seers have been defrocked and one even EXCOMMUNICATED for breaking their vows of chastity and obedience! A group of them even kidnapped a bishop and assaulted him! Never before have true visionaries become RICH , the rest all embraced poverty and quickly tried to become obscure.

[@brucecyr2551]

According to Catholic prophecies we live in the fifth Church age. The sixth Church Age of Peace, the Triumph of Mary's Immaculate Heart, is near. 10 Secrets or events must unfold first. AFTER THE WARNING TO 2038 web site and book helps us to understand what is coming.

[@edwardcontreras1798]

Wonderful 👍

[@NA-ls7hi]

In relation to Muslin women we have and example in the bible Jesus say to centurion Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. Mathew 8:10

[@goodluck-mx4qr]

The seers have been caught lying numerous times and then denying it when it was all recorded on tape. I think it is a disgrace that the Pope has not come out and called this for what it is.

[@Dienekes678]

Link proof please.

[@redmcclaff]

Why did Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the Arch Angels come to the People and not the Church, the Vatican or World Leaders directly? The Answer is plain to see.

[@sliglusamelius8578]

Mary has never appeared to those kinds of people. Why did Jesus choose average people? Why not prove himself to Pontius Pilate? Why didn't Jesus do a miracle for Herod? Why not prove himself to presidents and dictators and me and you because we are Just So Important? God should prove himself to all the important people, don't you think?

[@tonychow5845]

Not sure why Muslim devotion an objection. Most Muslims pray 5 times a day, how many times do we Catholics pray a day?

[@Runsfrombears]

We should be praying constantly 😅

[@soniavadnjal7553]

Sure muslims pray. But to which God? Do you know anything about the Islamic religion? Anyway, Catholic religious orders have set times of prayer, it's part of their vocation. Lay people can pray at any time, except of course grace before and after meals.

[@aussiemark01]

Muslims are not Baptised nor do they believe in the Holy Trinity, so not sure who they are praying to exactly

[@tonychow5845]

​@@soniavadnjal7553 A Muslim who's anti-abortion vs a Catholic who's pro-abortion, who's more Catholic? On judgement day, will we be regarded more Catholic in name, or by action?

[@CompA-hf8pt]

If someone says something is going to happen, like warning etc, I immediately see what medjugorje visionaries have to say. To that extent I believe in medjugorje.

[@seanbrown65]

Unhinged nonsense

[@soniavadnjal7553]

Oh dear, are we illiterate, seanbrown?

[@sacredartsource8297]

Lucia (from Fatima) had a handful of apparitions over the many years, while Medjugorje’s 50,000+ on demand apparitions is an obvious red flag; but try telling that to those who seek signs and wonders. Lots of other red flags with Medjugorje, such as when Vicka flinched when a reporter pretended to poke her eye in the middle of an alleged apparition ecstasy; later when questioned about it she said she thought the Virgin Mary was going to drop the child Jesus. Give me a break. When one watches the video, the body language is obvious. As for hoaxers, look up the Leo Taxil hoax that went on for 12 years, he did it to embarrass the Church. But if Medjugorje is a hoax the 7 seers going on for 40 years, it is probably because it got out of hand; hoaxers that are followed by millions of people are stuck between being the pressure to keep it up, or going to prison and torn to shreds by those they duped. Watch the Medjugorje Deception video to get the other side of the story.

[@josephmckernan2388]

Could listen to this wee priest for ages things he said about lourdes i didnt know about magic video Robert