A Medjugorje enthusiast frets:
Negative views and writing of Medjugoje by high profile Catholic lay leaders, journalists, and bloggers including Mark Shea and John Kandra and BeliefNet.com (we have directly spoken with many of them) is clearly having an impact on the Catholic faithful in the United States.
I certainly hope so. The comparison of the highly dubious and rich visionaries to Joan of Arc is… a stretch.
Meanwhile, responsible workers in the Vineyard, like Diane M. Korzeniewski, cut through the hype.
There are lots of approved apparitions out there. Why not just stick with them and not cast your fortunes with this highly dodgy stuff. Rome ain’t never going to approve this one. It’s bogus.