Do you really have to ask? What better way to keep people hooked on something, than to have these thing springing up.
Willie,
They say there have been thousands of healings at Lourdes in France.
I'm not sure about that, BUT, the CC HAS confirmed 65 miracles. Authenticated, guaranteed miracles.
I also have often wondered why Protestants don't see Mary.
Maybe there's just so much we don't know.
We read our bible and can only know what is written there, but John himself says that everything could not be written down.
There's a lot we don't know and don't understand.
I'm not willing to shrug anything off.
I know persons, personally, that have been to Medjugorie and they come back saved.
Don't understand it. I've never been there.
I've been to Lourdes. Just a few years ago.
It brought tears to my eyes to see so many believers all together in one place.
(at the evening procession with each person holding a candle)
Just some thoughts...