Michael DiBitetto’s Alleged Message of 08/02/04 APRIL 2011

"Not to oppose error is to approve it, and not to defend the truth is to suppress it" - Pope St. Felix III

On 2 August 2004 an alleged visionary named Michael DiBitetto received a reported message from the Blessed Virgin Mary. Part of the message is as follows. (Note: I repeat the following with typos as it originally was sent to me):

"-and now …. On the-wall….. once again…. I see… the Blessed Mother as… OUR LADY OF FATIMA. MY DEAR….DEAR CHILDREN…. ONLY A FEW HERE KNOW OF THIS MORNINGS MESSAGE…. FROM MY DEAR SON…. (she’s speaking of the 5 am holy hour) FOR THE REST HERE…. I WILL JUST … GIVE A LITTLE OF THE HI-LIGHT…. AS HOPEFULLY … MY DAUGHTER CECILIA…. CAN READ THE MESSAGE…. FROM THIS MORNING….GOD THE FATHER…. IS SO UPSET….AND JESUS IS DOING ALL HE CAN…. FROM HAVING GOD THE FATHER…. SLAM…. HIS HAND ….ON EARTH…..WHEN I SPEAK… I DO NOT SPEAK FOR PEOPLE HERE…. OR FOR PEOPLE WHO READ THE WEB-SITE…. AND FOLLOW … THE WORDS… OF MYSELF OR FROM MY SON JESUS CHRIST…BUT I SPEAK FOR THOSE… WHO DO NOT… WANT TO ATTEND CHURCH…. TO GO TO MASS…. CONFESSION…. AND RECEIVE THE BODY OF MY SON…THESE ARE THE ONES … THAT UPSET GOD THE FATHER…+DO THESE PEOPLE…. DO THEY NOT REALIZE … THAT THEY WOULD BE CONDEMNED… TO PURGATORY…. FOR ETERNITY??? BUT THEY STILL HAVE … 'A LITTLE' TIME LEFT …TO CHANGE" I do not pretend to be able to adequately discern all purported messages from alleged visionaries so I will not suggest that Michael DiBitetto is or is not a valid visionary or prophet. However, I do report upon obvious error that conflicts or contradicts the teaching of Holy Church. In the above supposed message, it says plainly, "Do these people…do they not realize…that they would be condemned…to purgatory…for eternity???" First, a brief definition of eternity is needed: "Eternity – infinite time."1 "Infinite – subject to no limitation."2 Next, we go to Holy Church’s definition of purgatory: "Purgatory is the condition or state for those who have not wholly alienated themselves from God by their sins, but who are temporarily (my emphasis) and partially alienated from God while their love is made perfect and they give satisfaction for their sins."3 "All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned. The Church formulated her doctrine of faith on Purgatory especially at the Councils of Florence and Trent."4 "Known as the Church Suffering, the souls in purgatory are definitely going to heaven, just not yet. Purgatory purifies the soul before the soul’s grand entrance into heaven."5 As defined above, Purgatory is a place of temporary existence for the soul until its purification is complete. The soul then continues on to the beatific vision in heaven. This is established doctrine of Holy Church that all Catholics are required to believe. Therefore, the above part of the quoted

1 Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, (1965), Rand McNally & Co., Chicago, IL., P. 285 2 Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, (1965), Rand McNally & Co., Chicago, IL., P. 432 3 Our Sunday Visitor’s Catholic Encyclopedia, (1998), Rev. Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas – editor, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., Huntington, IN., P. 831 4 Catechism of the Catholic Church, (1994), Apostolate for Family Consecration, Bloomingdale, OH., Paragraphs 1030-1031, P.P. 268-269 5 Catholicism for Dummies, (2003), Rev. Fr. John Trigilio, Ph.D., Th. D. and Rev. Fr. Kenneth Brighenti, Ph.D., Wiley Publishing, Inc., New York, NY., P.P. 288-289 1 message to Mr. DiBitetto that says some could be condemned to Purgatory (my emphasis) for eternity is false and cannot be believed by a Catholic or anyone for that matter! I am forwarding a copy of this report to Mr. DiBitetto’s prayer group for their perusal.

This report prepared on August 25, 2004 by Ronald Smith, 11701 Maplewood Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024- 8482, E-mail: [email protected]. Readers may copy and distribute this report as desired to anyone as long as the content is not altered and it is copied in its entirety. In this little ministry I do free Catholic and occult related research and answer your questions. Questions are answered in this format with detailed footnotes on all quotes. If you have a question(s), please submit it to this landmail or e-mail address. Answers are usually forthcoming within one week.

 Let us recover by penance what we have lost by sin  Error in Alleged Message to Michael DiBitetto

Note: In this report I may occasionally use bold print, Italics, or word underlining for emphasis. This will be my personal emphasis and not that of the source that I am quoting.

I received an alleged message to Michael DiBitetto on 10/21/2008 from the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Fatima. Most of the message was without problems with the exception of the following paragraph (copied exactly as I received it): "YOU HAVE TWO CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES … THE TRUTH MY CHILDREN … PRAY THAT JOHN McCAIN WINS … AS HE IS PRO LIFE … BUT UNFORTUNATELY … THAT’S ALL HE HAS TO OFFER … AS DOES BARROCK OBAMA … NEITHER ONE CAN REALLY STRAIGHTEN OUT THIS COUNTRY …"

"John McCain favors abortion in cases of rape, incest and life of the mother and he supports human embryonic stem cell research. In a Monday interview with Science Debate 2008, presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama reiterated their individual positions on the embryonic stem cell (ESC) research debate, with both candidates again stating that they support ESC research."6 "We are conscientious voters when we are guided by our consciences. Conscience is a law ‘written’ by God on our hearts that disposes us to love and to do good and avoid evil. To act against the judgement of (informed) conscience when it is certain about what is good and evil HAS THE SAME SERIOUSNESS AS DISOBEYING GOD. We are obliged to seek the truth and then to abide by it. In seeking the truth, Catholics receive important guidance from the teachings of the Catholic Church on matters pertaining to faith and morals."7 "A well-formed Christian conscience does not permit one to vote for a political program or an individual law that contradicts the fundamental contents of faith and morals. Citizens vote in favor of these evils if they vote in favor of candidates who propose to advance them."8 "A well-formed conscience never will contradict Catholic moral teaching."9 "A correct conscience recognizes that there are some choices that always involve doing evil and which can never be done even as a means to a good end. These choices include elective abortion, euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, the destruction of embryonic human beings in stem cell research, human cloning, and same-sex ‘marriage’. Such acts are judged to be intrinsically evil, that is, evil in and of themselves."10

6 Lifesite News, (09/19/2008 edition), www.lifesitenews.com, P. 1 7 Moral Principles for Catholic Voters, 08/15/2006, Joseph F. Naumann, Archbishop of Kansas City, KS., Ronald M. Gilmore, Bishop of Dodge City, Paul S. Coakley, Bishop of Salina, Michael O. Jackels, Bishop of Wichita, P. 2 8 Voter’s Guide for Serious Catholics, (2004), Catholic Answers, El Cajon, CA., P. 2 9 Voter’s Guide for Serious Catholics, (2004), Catholic Answers, El Cajon, CA., P. 9 10 Moral Principles for Catholic Voters, 08/15/2006, Joseph F. Naumann, Archbishop of Kansas City, KS., Ronald M. Gilmore, Bishop of Dodge City, Paul S. Coakley, Bishop of Salina, Michael O. Jackels, Bishop of Wichita, P. 3 2 "If a political candidate supported abortion, or any other moral evil, it would not be morally permissible for you to vote for that person. This is because, in voting for such a person, you would become an ACCOMPLICE in the moral evil at issue. Moral evils such as abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide are examples of a ‘disqualifying issue.’ A disqualifying issue is one of such enormity that by itself renders a candidate for office unacceptable regardless of his position on other matters."11 "A person who carries out an evil action such as voting for abortion performs an immoral act, and his statement of personal opposition to the moral evil of abortion is either self-delusion or a lie. If you vote for such a candidate, you would be an ACCOMPLICE in advancing the moral evil of abortion."12 As my above background information reveals. John McCain is not totally opposed to abortion and embryonic stem cell research. Since he is not, the alleged statement of the Blessed Virgin Mary would not be true. As we all know, the Blessed Mother is incapable of telling an untruth or half-truth so her Alleged above statement to Michael DiBitetto has to be a lie. The reason I am reporting this is that satan is "the father of lies." It would not be unlike him to promote such a lie this close to the most important election that this country has ever faced.

This report prepared on October 23, 2008 by Ronald Smith, 11701 Maplewood Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024- 8482, E-mail: [email protected] . Readers may copy and distribute this report to anyone as long as the content is not altered and it is copied in its entirety. In this little ministry I do free Catholic and occult related research and answer your questions. Questions are answered in this format with detailed footnotes on all quotes. If you would like to be on my mailing list to get a copy of all Q&A’s that I do, please send me a note. If you have a question(s), please submit it to this land mail or e-mail address. Answers are usually forthcoming within one week. If you find error(s) in my report(s), please notify me immediately!

 Let us recover by penance what we have lost by sin 

See NORMS REGARDING THE MANNER OF PROCEEDING IN THE DISCERNMENT OF PRESUMED APPARITIONS OR REVELATIONS PAUL VI/CDF FEBRUARY 25, 1978 & DECEMBER 14, 2011 http://ephesians- 511.net/docs/NORMS_REGARDING_THE_MANNER_OF_PROCEEDING_IN_THE_DISCERNMENT_OF_PRESUMED _APPARITIONS_OR_REVELATIONS.doc NORMS REGARDING THE MANNER OF PROCEEDING IN THE DISCERNMENT OF PRESUMED APPARITIONS OR REVELATIONS 02 CDF MAY 29, 2012 http://ephesians- 511.net/docs/NORMS_REGARDING_THE_MANNER_OF_PROCEEDING_IN_THE_DISCERNMENT_OF_PRESUMED _APPARITIONS_OR_REVELATIONS_02.doc MARIAN APPARITIONS http://ephesians-511.net/docs/MARIAN_APPARITIONS.doc PRIVATE REVELATION http://ephesians-511.net/docs/PRIVATE_REVELATION.doc PRIVATE_REVELATION-CRITERIA_FOR_DISCERNMENT-RICHARD_SALBATO http://ephesians-511.net/docs/PRIVATE_REVELATION-CRITERIA_FOR_DISCERNMENT-RICHARD_SALBATO.doc PRIVATE REVELATION-RULES FOR DISCERNMENT OF PHENOMENA-FR FELIX BOURDIER http://ephesians-511.net/docs/PRIVATE_REVELATION-RULES_FOR_DISCERNMENT_OF_PHENOMENA- FR_FELIX_BOURDIER.doc

CARDINAL IVAN DIAS PROMOTES CONTROVERSIAL MARIAN APPARITIONS http://ephesians- 511.net/docs/CARDINAL_IVAN_DIAS_PROMOTES_CONTROVERSIAL_MARIAN_APPARITIONS.doc

AKITA, JAPAN-ARE THE SUPERNATURAL EVENTS GENUINE? http://ephesians-511.net/docs/AKITA-JAPAN-ARE_THE_SUPERNATURAL_EVENTS_GENUINE.doc CHRISTINA GALLAGHER-THE HOUSE OF PRAYER http://ephesians-511.net/docs/CHRISTINA_GALLAGHER-THE_HOUSE_OF_PRAYER.doc

11 A Brief Catechism for Catholic Voters, (2002), Rev. Fr. Stephen F. Torraco, Ph.D., P. 1 12 A Brief Catechism for Catholic Voters, (2002), Rev. Fr. Stephen F. Torraco, Ph.D., P. 3 3 FR STEFANO GOBBI-MARIAN MOVEMENT OF PRIESTS http://ephesians-511.net/docs/FR_STEFANO_GOBBI-MARIAN_MOVEMENT_OF_PRIESTS.doc GARABANDAL http://ephesians-511.net/docs/GARABANDAL.doc JULIA KIM-MARYS ARK OF SALVATION http://ephesians-511.net/docs/JULIA KIM-MARYS ARK OF SALVATION.doc MARIA DIVINE MERCY-THE WARNING SECOND COMING AND THE BOOK OF TRUTH http://ephesians-511.net/docs/MARIA_DIVINE_MERCY- THE_WARNING_SECOND_COMING_AND_THE_BOOK_OF_TRUTH.doc MARIA VALTORTA-POEM OF THE MAN-GOD http://ephesians-511.net/docs/MARIA_VALTORTA-POEM_OF_THE_MAN-GOD.doc MAUREEN SWEENEY-HOLY LOVE MINISTRIES http://ephesians-511.net/docs/MAUREEN_SWEENEY-HOLY_LOVE_MINISTRIES.doc MEDJUGORJE http://ephesians-511.net/docs/MEDJUGORJE.doc MEDJUGORJE-CAREY WINTERS http://ephesians-511.net/docs/MEDJUGORJE-CAREY_WINTERS.doc MEDJUGORJE-JOHN LOUGHMAN http://ephesians-511.net/docs/MEDJUGORJE-JOHN_LOUGHMAN.doc PATRICIA DE MENEZES-THE COMMUNITY OF DIVINE INNOCENCE http://ephesians-511.net/docs/PATRICIA_DE_MENEZES-THE_COMMUNITY_OF_DIVINE_INNOCENCE.doc QUO VADIS PAPA FRANCISCO 02-MEDJUGORJE http://ephesians-511.net/docs/QUO_VADIS_PAPA_FRANCISCO_02-MEDJUGORJE.doc VERONICA LUEKEN-OUR LADY OF THE ROSES http://ephesians-511.net/docs/VERONICA_LUEKEN-OUR_LADY_OF_THE_ROSES.doc

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