Poem of the Man-God Research Document A comprehensive and well-researched guide to everything a Catholic needs to know about Maria Valtorta’s The Poem of the Man-God: its importance, its history, its ecclesiastical status, how it compares to other revelations, the claims of proofs of its divine origin, and its critics and defenses By Michael James After the Holy Bible and the most sacred perennial books of the Catholic Faith (the Summa Theologica, etc.), there is perhaps no greater book that exists in the world today than the Poem of the Man-God, and I think it is truly impossible for any person of good will to not only highly benefit from reading it; but I would go so far as to say that any person of good will who reads it will almost certainly have his life changed profoundly in some way. “I assure you that the Poem of the Man-God immensely surpasses whatever descriptions — I do not say of mine, because I do not know how to write — but of any other writer... It is a work which makes one grow in the knowledge and love of the Lord Jesus and of His Holy Mother... I hold that the work demands a supernatural origin.” (Blessed Gabriel M. Allegra, O.F.M., a very holy missionary, world-renowned theologian, & the only beatified biblical scholar of the 20th century) “Publish it just as it is. There is no need to give an opinion as to whether it is of supernatural origin. Who reads it will understand.” (Pope Pius XII on February 26, 1948 to Frs. Berti, Migliorini, and Cecchin, after reviewing the Poem of the Man-God for a year). “I don’t advise you to [read Maria Valtorta’s books] – I order you to!” (Saint Padre Pio’s answer to a long-time spiritual daughter of his, Mrs. Elisa Lucchi, in 1967, when she asked him in Confession, “Father, I have heard mention of Maria Valtorta’s books. Do you advise me to read them?”) “Maria Valtorta is one of the eighteen greatest mystics of all time.” (Fr. Gabriel Roschini, O.S.M., world-renowned Mariologist, decorated professor at the Marianum Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Rome, Consultor of the Holy Office, wrote over 130 traditional/orthodox books about Our Lady) “The dancing sun seen by 70,000 at Fatima is nothing compared to the evidence of the divine hand in this revelation.” (David Webster) [This evidence includes both scientific evidence & many other forms of evidence, all of which are expounded upon thoroughly in this research document] "When His Holiness Pope Paul VI was Archbishop of Milan, he read one of the books of The Poem of the Man-God. He told me how he appreciated it, and had me send the complete work to the Library of the diocesan Seminary.” (Msgr. Pasquale Macchi, Private Secretary of Pope Paul VI, in an hour long interview with Fr. Corrado M. Berti, O.S.M. in 1963) “Extinguish not the Spirit. Despise not prophecies; but test all things, and hold fast that which is good.” (The Great Apostle St. Paul to the Thessalonians, 1 Thessalonians 5: 19-21) Table of Contents Introduction to the Poem of the Man-God ......................................................................................... 1 History of Maria Valtorta and the Poem of the Man-God ............................................................... 1 Testimonial Statements of Maria Valtorta, the Publisher of Her Works, and Fr. Corrado Berti .. 11 A Compilation of Excerpts from Her Writings Which Give Details About the Exact Nature of This Private Revelation ........................................................... 18 Read the Poem of the Man-God Online for Free ........................................................................... 27 Where to Buy It .............................................................................................................................. 29 Why Bother with the Poem of the Man-God? Why Even Read This Document? What’s So Special About It? .............................................................................................................. 34 Don’t Just Take My Word for It: The Thoughts and Testimony of Trustworthy Clerics, Authorities, Experts, Scientists, and Pious Lay Faithful................................ 35 The Greatness, Wisdom, & Power of Christ’s Words as Told in Scripture and as it is in the Poem of the Man-God ............................................................ 52 Unique Features of the Poem of the Man-God ............................................................................. 56 Regarding Private Revelation ............................................................................................................ 78 Regarding Private Revelation......................................................................................................... 78 A Detailed Analysis of Maria Valtorta and Her Writings According to the Traditional 1912 Catholic Encyclopedia’s Thorough Criteria for Assessing Private Revelations ..................... 84 Should We Just Ignore Authentic Private Revelations Because it is Merely Private Revelation and Catholics Aren’t Required, Strictly Speaking, to Believe it or Make Use of It? Should We Ignore This One? ....................................................................................................... 125 Proofs of the Divine Origin of the Poem of the Man-God .............................................................. 137 Proof by Geography and Topography and Archaeology (Such as Her Mentioning in the Poem Over 350 Geographic Locations in the Holy Land, Including Nine Towns/Villages Not Discovered Archaeologically Until After Her Death, and at Least 62 Places Which Were Either Unknown at the Time of Her Writing or Known Only by a Few Specialized Archaeologists) .......................... 140 Proof by Astronomy (Such as Detailed Astronomic Observations in Her 1940’s Visions that a Purdue University Professor of Theoretical Physics Testified Are Perfectly Consistent with Her Dating System and that She Could Not Have Predicted or Verified Without a Computer) . 155 Proof by its Knowledge, Depth, and Eminence in the Theological, Exegetical, Mystical, and Mariological Fields (Which Many World-Renowned Trustworthy Theologians Say Exceed Anything They Have Ever Read) ................................................................................................... 179 Proof by Her Detailed, Exact, and Often Unparalleled Knowledge of the Political, Religious, Economic, Social, and Familial Situation – as Well as the Dress – of the Ancient Jewish, Samaritan, and Roman Peoples that Astound Even World-Renowned Biblical Scholars ........... 185 Proof by the Poem’s Unquestionable Expertise, Deep Knowledge, and Exhaustive Information in Such a Wide Variety of Theological and Scientific Subjects, and the Fact Almost 15,000 Handwritten Pages of Such Was Written in Only 3 ½ Years Amidst Her Unusually Severe Physical Condition and Illnesses and Even Though She Lacked the Learning, Resources, and Books Required to Write a Work a Tenth as Profound as This ................................................... 187 Proof by the Extraordinary, Unprecedented Way in Which it Was Written, Compiled, & Put Together (Such as the Fact that 166 Out of the 647 Chapters Were Written Out of Order, and She has Jesus Ministering in over 350 Named Locations and Traveling over 4,000 Miles in Six Different Cycles across Palestine, and Yet Jesus and all of the other 500+ characters are Never in a Place Inconsistent with Either the Story Line or the Timing and Distance Necessities Required for Traveling, and There is Not One Person, Place, or Thing Out of Place) ................. 220 Proof By the Writing’s Extraordinary Purity, Holiness, Loftiness, and Superiority to Most Other Writings that Exist in the World ........................................................................................ 232 Proof (or a Substantiating Factor) in How Well the Poem of the Man-God Corresponds to the Best Bible Translation, and Research that Proves that it is Not Based on (or Has Any Connection to) Any Known Ancient Manuscripts, Thus Eliminating the Probability it is a Merely Human Work............................................................................................................................................. 235 Proof (or a Substantiating Factor) in How the Poem Resolves Many Problems in the Gospel Accounts Which Scholars Have Struggled with For Years (Including Apparent Contradictions Between the Different Gospel Accounts and Apparent Errors or Inconsistencies Within the Same Gospel Account), and How It Furthermore Clarifies Certain Translation Errors and Misunderstandings that Have Been Perpetuated Throughout the Centuries ............................ 241 Proof (or a Substantiating Factor) by its Astronomic Substantiation of the Bimillenial Tradition that Christ Was Born on December 25, 1 B.C., its Contributions that Enable a Perfect Calendrical Understanding of the Fulfillment of the 70 Week Messianic Prophecy of Daniel, and the Fact that Information in the Poem Has Enabled University Professors and Ancient Calendar Specialists to Exactly Date Almost Every Event in the Canonized Gospels Down to the Year, Month, Part of the Month, and Often Day. Also, a Remarkable Discovery that Jesus’ Age of Death Was Exactly 33.3 Years at 3 p.m. and His Age from Birth Was Exactly 33.333 Years (with No Rounding) When He Rose on the 3rd Day, and Other Notable “Coincidences” with the Divine Number 3 (Such as NASA’s Report that the Sun’s Mass is 333 Thousand Times that of the Earth) ....................................................................................................................................