Moslims
With all the above stated, as Our Lady’s children, do we stick our heads in the sand, ignoring these signs of the times? Are we not to discern the evil which pushes us in a direction away from Christ? Yes, first it is our own hearts which must be purified. But Our Lady of Medjugorje has told us we must also discern the intentions of hearts. How? Our Lady tells us when you love the one from whom evil comes to you, then you will be able to discern their intentions! How does that work? Because if one’s intentions are evil, only love can reason through to see clearly what their intentions are and will fruit into. To return evil or to hate is to be blind to the heart’s intentions and see only the heart’s intentions the way the world or the political arena would see them. Our Lady wants us to love in order to see! Our Lady of Medjugorje says:
November 7, 1985
“Dear children, I am calling you to the love of neighbor and love toward the one from whom evil comes to you. In that way you will be able to discern the intentions of hearts…
We must love those who do evil to us, and to our future, in order to discern “the intentions of hearts.” We must discern the evils in people and in our society and change them because the structure of society, and of our culture and the direction it moves in and holds great influence and even determines the shaping of what both America and Christianity will become in our future. The influence that dominates will be the influence which guides. We are to discern. Our Lady wants that. We are to make decisions according to what we discern. We are not to form beliefs and understandings through what various factions promote, but through love and, thereby, discern what is destroying the culture and then make decisions, make a course of action.
1984–1985
“Those who are not Catholics, are no less creatures made in the image of God, and destined to rejoin someday, the House of the Father. Salvation is available to everyone, without exception. Only those who refuse God deliberately are condemned. To him who has been given little, little will be asked for. To whomever has been given much, very much will be required. It is God alone, in His infinite justice, Who determines the degree of responsibility and pronounces judgment.”
It is not written to turn Muslims and Christians against each other, for it is Our Lady of Medjugorje who said:
Nie je napisane, aby sa moslimovia a krestania obratili voci sebe navzajom, lebo Nasa Pani v Medjugori hovori:
1987
“Love your Serbian Orthodox and Muslim brothers.
Milujte vasich srbskych ortodoxnych a moslimskych bratov.
1987
Yes, even if Christians are persecuted. Our Lady also said on January 23, 1986:
“Dear children, again I call you to prayer with the heart. If you pray with the heart, dear children, the ice of your brothers’ hearts will melt and every barrier shall disappear. Conversion will be easy for all who desire to accept it. You must pray for this gift which by prayer you must obtain for your neighbor. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
KKC 841
False Doctrine: Properly doctrinal statements are rare among the interminable reported words of the "Lady", but a single example of a doctrinal falsity ought to be enough to discredit any apparition. Here are two examples, both dating from 1983. In January, Mirjana told Fr. Vlasic how "Mary" was distressed by the lack of unity between Catholics, Orthodox and Muslims, since there was only one God: "You are not a believer if you do not respect the other religions, Muslim and Serbian (i.e. Orthodox). You are not Christians if you do not respect them." [This is false doctrine: we owe proper respect to non-believers, but none at all to their false religion; this would be a betrayal of Christ and His Church.] Even Fr. Vlasic was taken aback by this, but to his further questions-----Mirjana could only reply by repeating herself: ". . . lack of unity among the religions. You must respect each person's religion," adding "Keep your own for yourselves and your children." This Masonic syncretism in a supernatural message is quite inadmissible; it rules out the missionary charity whereby we try to win our neighbors over to Our Lord.
The second example is from April 1983. "Our Lady" is supposed to have dictated to Helena (a charismatic 'mystic', aged 10 or 11 years, who does not "see" the visions but hears what is said) a prayer of consecration to her Immaculate Heart. Bear in mind that these words are of the "Lady's" composition, but are intended to be addressed to her. In them we find the following:
1. . . . give me the grace to love all men as you loved Jesus Christ . . .
2. . . . give me the grace to be merciful towards you . . .
3 . . . if, by chance, I should lose your grace, I ask you to restore it to me.
To love all men . . . yes, God said we may all achieve that height of charity. But to love them as Mary loved Jesus (her God, King and Savior as well as Son), as in petition 1, is impossible and scandalous; it amounts to making gods out of our fellow-creatures. Petition 2 is just stupid, not to say insolent; she who is: "full of grace," the Queen of Heaven, has no need of our mercy. Of petition 3 one could at least object that grace is never lost by chance, but only through sin. The exercise as a whole is not impressive; whatever "Spirit" inspired it was clearly not the Holy Ghost.