Claims of Private Revelation: True or False?

Article: A Refutation of the 15 Secret Tortures and Sufferings of Jesus

A Partial List of Reliable Claims of Private Revelation:

In my humble and pious opinion as a faithful Roman Catholic theologian, the following claims of private revelation are trustworthy:

Private revelations to Saints, Blesseds, Venerables, and Popes
(In addition, one should reserve judgment on claimed private revelation to persons with a cause of canonization underway)
- St. Dominic - our Lady gave him the Rosary devotion
- Blessed Alain de la Roche - our Lady gave him the Confraternity of the Rosary
- St. Simon Stock - our Blessed Lady gave him the Scapular devotion
- St. Bridget of Sweden - our Lord gave her the 15 prayers
- St. Faustina - our Lord gave her the Divine Mercy prayer
Fatima, Portugal (article on the third part of the secret)
Lourdes, France
La Salette, France (article on the secrets)
Guadalupe, Mexico
Akita, Japan
Knock, Ireland
Medjugorje (article on the secrets) + [Evaluation | Reply to Objections]
Garabandal (article on the secrets) + [Evaluation]
Fr. Stefano Gobbi of the Marian Movement of Priests: International site | USA site
In Defense of Fr. Gobbi: Reply to Objections 1 |
Maria Esperanza of Betania, Venezuela
Edward Bernardo Martinez of Cuapa, Nicaragua
Gianna Talone-Sullivan of Emmitsburg, Maryland - caution: the newer messages, given at Emittsburg are true, but the older set of messages, given to the Scottsdale, Arizona, prayer group are false (including some on Gianna's website).
Carmen Humphrey of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan + [Evaluation]
Directions for Our Times, messages to Anne, a lay apostle + [Evaluation]
Brides of the Most Blessed Trinity - a Lay Apostolate to pray for priests, they also receive private revelations from Mary and Jesus.
Dechtice, Slovakia - seven youths receive hundreds of messages from the Virgin Mary (similar to Medjugorje)
Myrna Nazzour - Our Lady of Soufanieh - messages promoting unification of the Orthodox Church with the Catholic Church
Little Audrey Santos of Worcester, Massachusetts (no messages, since she cannot talk at all, but many signs from God)
Rosario Toscano - Our Lady of Belpasso (near Catania, Sicily, Italy)
Little Mary (http://www.littlemary.us/) - messages from Jesus and Mary
Here is a PDF file (1.2 MB) with most of her messages.
Sister Mildred Mary Neuzil - Our Lady of America, the Immaculate Virgin - summary of her messages in PDF format (OurLadyofAmerica.pdf) and some more info here.
France Spelic - Kurescek hill near Ljubljana, Slovenia (http://www.kurescek.org/en/enstran.html)
Jeanne-Louise Ramonet of Kerizinen (http://kerizinen.free.fr/) (http://detarle.club.fr/catho/kerizinen.htm)
Zeitoun, Egypt (http://www.zeitun-eg.org/stmaridx.htm) - no messages, only apparitions and miracles.
Our Lady of Good Success of Quito, Ecuador - Mary's predictions for the 19th and 20th century were a double prediction, referring to that time period, certainly, but also referring to a time of great sinfulness in the distant future, in the 24th and early 25th century.
The Madonna of Reconciliation, Ostina, Italy - apparitions and messages to Silvana Orlandi http://web.tiscali.it/reggello/ostina/
La Madonna di Ghiaie di Bonatehttp://www.madonnadelleghiaie.it - apparitions and messages to 7 year old Adelaide Roncalli during World War II. The apparitions began on May 13th of 1944.
Rhoda Wise http://www.rhodawise.com/mystory.html
Our Lady of Laus, France - Benoite (Benedicta) Rencurel http://www.catholicculture.org/library/view.cfm?recnum=8296
Pedro Régis of Brazil, Our Lady of Anguera (http://www.apelosurgentes.com.br/english/index.php?)

A Partial List of False Claims of Private Revelation and False Teachings about the Future:

"Your prophets have seen false and foolish things for you. And they have not laid open your iniquity, to provoke you to repentance. Yet they have seen for you false revelations and banishments." (Lamenations 2:14).

"Now the Spirit has clearly said that in the end times some persons will depart from the faith, paying attention to spirits of error and the doctrines of devils...." (1 Timothy 4:1)

In my humble and pious opinion as a faithful Roman Catholic theologian,
the following claims of private revelation, and their associated teachings about the future, are false:

01. Ida Peerdeman -- the lady of all nations (www.ladyofallnations.org) - [Evaluation]

02. Christina Gallagher (www.christinagallagher.org) - [Evaluation]
More False Claims | Christina Gallagher claims that heaven will cease to exist
On the alleged Gift of Eternal Life offered by Christina Gallagher
Three statements from Archbishop Neary (Tuam Diocese): "In summary the ‘House of Prayer’ has no Church approval and the work does not enjoy the confidence of the diocesan authorities."
Irish Newspaper articles: one | two | three
Latest news article: House of Prayer in Achill makes settlements to former followers

03. Maureen Sweeney Kyle and the missionary servants of holy love (www.holylove.org) - [Evaluation | Evaulation, part 2]

04. John Leary (www.johnleary.com) - [Evaluation] - more: Online Article on Bishop's Decision | Catholic Courier print article (PDF) | Letter from Leary's Bishop | Antipapal Messages

05. Louise Starr Tomkiel (www.giftstor.org/tomkiel05fst.html) - [Evaluation]

06. Little Pebble -- our lady of the ark (www.littlepebble.org) - [Evaluation]
07. Jennifer -- Divine Communications, Inc. (www.wordsfromjesus.com) - [Evaluation]
08. Veronica Lueken, Bayside New York (tldm.org) - [Evaluation]
09. the Silent Voice (www.silentvoice.net) of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - [Evaluation]
10. Maria Valtorta (Poem of the Man-God) - [Evaluation | Article at EWTN]

11. Patricia Mundorf (members.tripod.com/~ImmaculateHeart/visionary.html) - [Evaluation]
12. Marisa Rossi and the laicized former priest Claudio Gatti, who claims to be a bishop. (www.madredelleucaristia.it) - [Evaluation]

13. Vassula Ryden -- true life in God (www.tlig.org) - [Evaluation] [InfoVassula.ch]
Notification on Vassula Ryden - by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (PDF format)
Clarification on the Notification - by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (PDF format)
25th January 2007 Statement by the Cardinal Levada: "The Notification of 1995 remains valid concerning the doctrinal judgement on the writings examined.... it is reminded that the participation of Catholics in prayer groups organized by Mrs Vassula Ryden is not advisable."

14. The M+G+R Foundation, Miguel de Portugal (www.mgr.org) -- false teachings about the future - [Evaluation]
15. Chris Courtis (www.movingheartfoundation.com) - [Evaluation]

16. Lena Shipley - (call2holiness.org) - [Evaluation]
17. Sadie Jaramillo (www.sorrowfulrose.com) - [Evaluation]
18. Josyp Terelya of the Ukraine - [Evaluation]
19. Carol Ameche of Scottsdale Arizona (www.giftstor.org/AmecheIntro.html) - [Evaluation]
20. Dory Tan of Greensides Farm in Marmora Canada (www.ourladyofmarmora.com) - [Evaluation]

21. Annie Kirkwood -- Mary's Message to the World (http://www.baproducts.com/q&a.htm) - [Evaluation]
22. Eileen George of Millbury, Massachusetts -- Meet-the-Father Ministries - [Evaluation]
23. Mary Ann Van Hoof -- Necedah, Wisconsin - (offsite: the newsletter of discernment)
24. Brother David Lopez, O.S.F. (http://watch.pair.com/marian.html) - false teachings about the three days of darkness - [Evaluation]

25. The Girl of My Will, a.k.a. La Fille du Oui a Jesus = “The girl of Yes to Jesus” (http://www.lafilleajesus.org) - [Evaluation]

26. James McNichol - 'A Privileged Soul' (http://www.giftstor.org/McNichol02.htm)
27. The Two Hearts As One, i.e. Joseph DellaPuca and Denise Curtin (www.twohearts1.org) - [Evaluation]
28. Diane Lyons-Frasco -- claims of dreams and locutions (http://www.giftstor.org/visionry.htm)
29. Patty Powell and Eileen Giles (twin sisters) of Perth, Australia (http://weepingmadonna.org) - [Evaluation]
30. jesusmaryjoseph.org - 'the recipient' of these messages is anonymous - the expression: 'The Mother of Perpetual Light' is used on the site.

31. Thomas S. Gibson (prophetic-word.org)
32. Fr. Andrew Wingate a.k.a. The Trumpeter (www.trumpetersmission.com) - [Evaluation]
33. Barnabas Nwoye - Precious Blood Devotion - Gift of the Seal (www.preciousbloodworldapostolate.com) - [Evaluation]
34. Two anonymous women - Jesus King of All Nations (http://www.jkmi.com) - [Evaluation]
35. Allan Arthur Schulte, an Episcopal lay minister - (http://www.marysmessage.com/Preface.htm)

36. Ray Doiron of Belleville, IL - makes the false claim that the antichrist is in the world today
37. Rosa Lopez of Hollywood, FL (www.lovingmother.org) - makes the false claim that the pope after John Paul II would be evil; makes the false claim that the antichrist is in the world today
38. Edwin Gonzalez Concepcion; Gladys Miranda - he claims to be Pope John Paul II reincarnate, she claims to be the Virgin Mary, they claim Pope Benedict XVI is the antichrist
39. Conchiglia Della Santissima Trinita (http://www.dozule.org/) - falsely claims that Mary is divine; many false claims about Adam and Eve
40. Timothy J. Comeau and Joseph B. Reyes (http://hometown.aol.com/faith7love/) - a homosexual couple who claim to be the actual two prophets from the Book of Revelation, chapter 11. They also openly reject Church teaching, calling it the teaching of men, not God.

41. Valentina of Sydney, Australia (http://www.valentina-sydneyseer.com) - [Evaluation]
42. Sister Elena Aiello (http://www.propheties.it/celestial/aiello.htm) - closely resembles the other false private revelations listed above.
43. Sally Steadman - Our Lady of Toledo, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Shrine (www.protect-life.org) - claims that human cloning produces human beings without any soul.
44. Teresita Catillo, a novice in the Carmelite order in Lipa City, Philippines - claims that Mary called herself the Mediatrix of all grace
45. Rita Ring - the Shepherds of Christ Ministries - (www.sofc.org) - [Evaluation]

46. Mother Eugenia - the Message of God the Father of all mankind (www.theworkofgod.org) - claims that calling God by the name of Father, even only once, guarantees eternal salvation. - [Evaluation]

47. Julia Kim of Naju, South Korea (www.nd.edu/~mary/classic/Naju.html)
[Evaluation (in parts): False eucharistic miracles | A Bloody Statue | Another False Sign Involving Blood | Official Declarations of the Archbishop]

48. Josefina-Maria of Melbourne, Australia - claims that Mary called herself the Mediatrix of all graces; Her messages ask people to 'co-redeem the world with me and my Son.' But Christ alone is the redeemer. No one else can redeem or co-redeem the world. Her messages also claimed in 1993 that the reign of the Two Hearts would be established on earth; but we are now in the new century and this has not occurred.

49. Alix Fils-Aime (of the Arise Jerusalem Ministry) in Honesdale, PA, promoted under the title of 'Our Lady of All Graces' (http://www.ourladyofallgraces.org/index.php)
The messages promote the heresy of Phariseeism, (e.g. message of 01-27-09), claiming that all rules issued by the Pope are dictated by the Holy Spirit, and portraying salvation as if it were dependent solely on obedience. The messages confuse the infallible teachings of the Magisterium with the fallible decisions of the temporal authority of the Church. The messages do not acknowledge the existence of the non-infallible non-irreformable teachings of the authentic ordinary Magisterium. The messages make the false claim that the end of the world is near ("The final moment is close at hand!"). The messages make the false claim that the Antichrist is in the world today (message of 01-23-09). The messages claim that priests should never be married, in contradiction to the constant practice of the Church to permit some married men to become priests ("No, it is not for you, My Priest, to be a husband and father of children…. Remember that it is not right, Jerusalem, to defile the priesthood by committing a sexual act! This would be an abomination!" message of 01-13-09).

50. the so-called Epistle of Love to the Scientific World (epistleoflove.org)

51. Janie Garza of Austin, Texas (http://www.sign.org) - promotes the same falsehoods as Ida Peerdeman; claims that 'the dogma' must be proclaimed; claims that the Lady of All Nations apparitions were true private revelation.
52. Patsy Soto (http://balllabs.com/histeachingsministry/) - [Evaluation]
53. Nancy Fowler of Conyers, Georgia (http://www.ourlovingmother.com) - [Evaluation]
54. Catalina Rivas (a.k.a. Katya or Catia) (http://www.greatcrusade.org) - [Evaluation]

55. Ned Dougherty (www.missionofangels.org) - claims that June 6, 2006 is a day related to evil (6-6-06); claims "dark energy" is causing various kinds of problems in the world.

56. Frances M. Klug (www.themiracleofstjoseph.org) - claims that Saint Joseph is the Holy Spirit, and that he has come again into the world through Frances Klug.
57. Timothy Snodgrass (www.king1.tictacwebsites.com/page/page/3674670.htm) - claims a prophetic significance to the date of 6/6/06.
58. Michael DiBitetto and the Trust Prayer Group (trustprayergrp.org) - [Evaluation]
59. Patricia Talbot (a.k.a. Pachi) of Ecuador - claims that the Antichrist is in the world today.
60. Mary Kathryn Johnson (Fr. Stephen Valenta is her spiritual director) - she promotes an altered version of the miraculous medal; claims the original miraculous medal of St. Catherine was incomplete; claims Mary called herself Mediatrix of All Graces; promotes the so-called fifth and final dogma

61. Alois Irlmaier (interviewed by Conrad Adlmaier) (users.skynet.be/courlisius/alois.html) - makes false claims about the three days of darkness about about the wars that precede it.
62. Dr. Mary Jane Even (users.skynet.be/courlisius/preface_mary.html) - claims that the Antichrist is in the world today; claims the three days of darkness occurs the year after the Miracle [which is certainly not true]; vague predictions of bad weather.
63. The Two Patricks (www.thetwopatricks.org) - Patrick O'Kane and Patrick Rushe - claim that the Antichrist is in the world today; claims Christ will return for this generation; claims that the Gospels were written within days of Christ's death; worldly language and subjects; claimed (April 1, 2005) that Pope John Paul II would be replaced by "one who is not of Me;" claimed Pope John Paul II was overthrown; Patrick claimed (May 13, 2005) "that the pope that would come after John Paul II would be the deceiver, the abomination, the antichrist;" claims that 'Jesus' said (May 11, 2005): "The deceiver sits upon the Throne of My Peter" referring to Pope Benedict XVI.
64. Anna Marie of GreenScapular.org (greenscapular.org/Heavenlymessages.htm) - the green scapular devotion was approved in the 1800's, but this group, which has misappropriated that name, is just like the other false private revelations. Some of the errors: an incorrect description of the Warning, sensationalist messages about current events, vague predictions of unspecified disasters, etc.
65. Fr. Melvin Doucette - Our Lady of Prince Edward Island (www.ourladyofpei.ca) - [Evaluation]
Fr. Melvin is associated with the false visionary Joyce Ann Wagner (Burbank, California).

66. Barbara Rose Centilli (book title: Seeing with the Eyes of the Soul)
67. Wim Holtschlag (www.raphaelthearchangel.com)
68. Dominic Sanchez Falar (www.maryisgod.org) - formerly made the heretical claim that Mary is God and that she is the 'soul' of the Holy Spirit; claims that Christ will return for this generation, that the 'Last Pope' and the 'True Antichrist' are both in the world today and will soon fight to the death (so that both die); claims that Jesus went to Hell and could not leave until He had suffered all the suffering due as punishment for the damned in Hell. Sept. 16, 2008: Dominic has closed his website maryisgod.org and he has agreed not to call Mary as God anymore; he has ceased to promote his claimed private revelations (but still thinks that they are true). -- as per e-mails received from Dominic Sanchez Falar.

69. the Cap-Verdi prayer group - Cannes, France - St. Paul Catholic Church
Members of the group who receive visions respond with convulsions, vomitting; one girl responded by smashing windows until her hand bled from broken glass; the messages claim that Jesus is returning soon.
70. Allan Rudio of the Philippines (http://allan_rudio.tripod.com/index.html)
False claims about the Chastisement, e.g. "1. Be sure that all your windows are closed. Cover it with a black Curtain so that the Devil cannot enter your houses. 2. Also have Blessed Grapes - This is your only food during the Chastisement." Claims that Allan can see a cross on each followers forehead, which brightens and dims according to their moods. He claimed, according to his private revelations, that the Warning of Garabandal would occur in 1995 (it did not).

71. Mark Mallet (http://www.markmallett.com/blog/)
72. M. Tague - uses the tagline: 'a little ignorant one' (promoted by Joyce Lang)
73. Eileen Renders (promoted by Joyce Lang's seers2 group)
74. Darrell Bennett (promoted by Joyce Lang and 'Prophetic Voices' - http://users.skynet.be/courlisius/before2005.html)
75. the so-called Prayer Warrior (single word or single phrase messages titled 'Word to Prayer Warrior', promoted by seers2 group)

76. Maggie (promoted by Joyce Lang's seers2 group) - false claims about the three days of darkness
77. Sharon Fitzpatrick of Pana, Illinois (petalsfromheaven.com)
78. JNSR (http://www.jnsr.be/uk.htm) - messages to an anonymous woman, who goes by the epitat: JNSR, claiming 'the complete Dogma' that Mary was conceived by the Holy Spirit, in a Divine conception.
79. Delmis a.k.a. Carmelita, of Montreal, Canada (www.carmelita-delmis.org)
80. Laura Zink, messages from on high, (http://www.mfoh.com/)

81. Sister Anna Ali of the Pious Union of Daughters of Jesus, the Good Shepherd - a 'Union' founded by Archbishop Milingo (who himself was excommunicated twice by the Holy See).
82. Fr. Dennis Ward O.S.B. (osbfathers.com | osbenedict.com) - According to Andrew Nugent O.S.B., Prior of the Benedictine's Glenstal Abbey in Ireland, Father Dennis Ward is not a member of the Roman Catholic Benedictine order. Dennis Ward claims to be a Benedictine and also claims to have received private revelations from God.
83. Emma de Guzman (motherofjoy.com), also (lapietaintl.org) - foundress of La Pieta Prayer Group International - associated with Sol Gaviola: she found an icon in a garage sale in 1991; this was the start of the group and the claimed private revelations.
84. Anne Marie White (http://users.skynet.be/courlisius/you_will_be_persecuted.html) - messages typical of false private revelation.
85. Ernest Rutaganda (http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/rafaelmarie/RosarygloryGodFather.html) - [Evaluation]

86. Geoff and Margaret Carlin (http://www.lovesembrace.com/messages.html) - claim messages from Jesus about saving the whales (http://www.lovesembrace.com/greatwhales.html) - also numerous false claims about angels (http://www.lovesembrace.com/angeladorer.html)
87. Anonymous Seer (http://giftstor.org/AnonymousSeer.htm) - false messages to someone who remain anonymous.
88. Denis O'Leary - Irish 'mystic' (http://www.circleofprayer.com/denis-oleary.html) - typical false private revelation
89. O Delfim (the dauphin) - promoted by seers2 group
90. Vicky Spalding, S.F.O. (myfathersmercy.com)

91. Muriella D'Silva - promoted by seers2 group
92. anonymous locutionist of the so-called 1990 prophecy (spiritdaily.org/New-world-order/revelation1.htm) and the so-called 2004 prophecy (spiritdaily.org/New-world-order/2004prophecy.htm)
93.
94. meriam (promoted by seers2 group)
95. the so-called God's Warrior (promoted by seers2 group)

96. Our Lady of Light - New Mexico (http://www.ourladyoflightpublications.com/light-articles/detail.cfm?id=29)
97.Our Lady of Light - Falmouth, Kentucky (http://www.homeofourladyoflight.org)
98. Our Lady of Aokpe (Kibeho, Africa) - Christiana Inebu Agbo and others (ref.: book by Fr. John Beirne "Am I Going To Heaven Or Not?")
99. His littlest of servants (promoted by seers2 group)
100. Mac Smith - (http://www.holymotherchurch.org/1656267.html) Our Lady of the Most Precious Blood messages claim that people will receive special blessings if they pray the Rosary while surrounded by a prayer blanket; claims that even Jesus does not know when events will happen in the future; claims that Mac Smith can bi-locate; claims that the Virgin Mary explicitly spoke about the group's website and that gave specific instructions about the website; claims the Virgin Mary said, "I blow a kiss to each one of you;" claims that in one of her appearances, Mary was only about 4 feet tall; claims Mary called herself: "the Mother of Queen of Heaven;" claims that if you say a certain Life Offering prayer, all your family members will certainly avoid Hell.

101. Alan Ames - a.k.a. Carver Alan Ames (www.alanames.org) - [Evaluation]
Heretical teaching: messages claim that after dying, being judged by God, and being condemned to Hell, a soul can still be saved and go to Heaven, if someone prays for that soul.
Heretical teaching: messages claim that all killing is a mortal sin without exception, even just war, death penalty, self-defense.

102. Theresa Lopez (http://www.unitypublishing.com/Apparitions/TheresaLopez.html)
103. Giorgio Bongiovanni (http://www.giorgiobongiovanni.it/engl/biografia/index.html) - his messages are clearly false, and yet he has the stigmata; this is a good example of the fact that signs and wonders (in this case, the stigmata) can be associated with false private revelation.
104. Kim Clement (kimclement.com)
105. Bread of Heaven - Manna for this generation (www.jesuswords.org)

106. Jack Marie Smith (www.jackmariesmith.org) - associated with Conyers, Georgia; false visions about the chastisement; falsely claims that he has been recognized by the catholic church as a 'pilgrim and prophet.'
107. Renato Baron - The apparitions of Our Lady in Schio (Vicenza, Italy) (www.reginadellamore.org/inglese/indexen.htm)
108. Luz Diaz (http://www.giftstor.org/Luz.htm)
109. little servant of Mary (http://www.medjugorje-online.com/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3723) - [Evaluation]
110. Mary S. Reilly - (ourladyofthefingerlakes.com)

111. Susan Cummings a.k.a. 'Rev. Susan Williams (Cummings)' - [In The Image Of His Glory Ministries] claims that "The Remnant Man-Child Company are now birthed forth, and are being positioned by God into their places!!!"
112. Cyndi Cain - the Hidden Flower of the Immaculate Heart - claims the Antichrist is in the world today: "all the while the antichrist works tirelessly to rule the world"
113. the messages of 'the Virgin of the last times' (http://www.verginedegliultimitempi.com/)
114. Mother Mary's Garden (http://www.mothermarysgarden.com/) - claims Mary is Divine and that women must be allowed to be priests.
115. Samarah Joy Riely (www.channelmary.com) - claims to 'channel' the wisdom of 'Divine Mother Mary'; she claims to be an 'ordained Madonna Minister'

116. Naneki Elliott (www.nanekielliott.com) - claims to channel the Virgin Mary; calls God 'Father/Mother', claims to have a spirit guide named 'Ozo'
117. Shanti Christo Foundation (www.shantichristo.com) - claims messages channeled from Jesus; your basic New Age nonsense
118. Michael Altschuler (www.messagesfromourblessedmother.com)
119. Mother of Love messages to Marco at Paratico (Brescia) - Italy (http://www.mammadellamore.it/inglese.htm) - claims Jesus is returning physically for this generation; claims the tribulation begins before the Warning.
120. Mr. Suleiman C. Edmondson

121. divinechildofthelight.org (Shepherdsville, Kentucky)
122. Joyce Ann Wagner (Burbank, California) - claimed to dispense the Seal of the Living God to visitors to her House of Prayer; she claimed that God told her she will never die; she claimed that she will lead an underground Church when the Antichrist takes over. She died on the evening of March 25th, 2008. (See this discussion, and this one)

123. Gary (not his real name), an Anglican, who claims to have received an experience of the Warning in advance, including infused knowledge (http://bellsouthpwp.net/l/a/lasereye/warning5.html)
124. Brother R. G. Stair (overcomerministry.org) - claims that the Catholic Church is not the true Church, and that Jesus will return for this generation.
125. Great Dreams website (http://www.greatdreams.com/sitemap.html) - numerous false prophecies based on dreams by a number of different persons.

126. Joseph Reinholtz, Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois (http://home.att.net/~the.cross/)
127. Julia Arancino of Thurio, Italy (http://www.roomofjesus.net)
128. Various claimed visionaries associated with the Little Pebble (http://www.shoal.net.au/~mwoa/the_messages/mail_outs.html)
129. John Snide of Greenfield, Massachusetts (http://www.livingmiracles.net/Snide.html)
130. Ron O'Brien [aka Ronald Woodruff] of Keene New Hamphire (http://www.rickross.com/reference/eucharist/eucharist3.html)

131. Marie-Paule Giguere of the 'Army of Mary' - claimed she was a living reincarnation of the Virgin Mary (Sept. 2007: the group has been excommunicated by the Holy See).

132. Debra Geilesky [aka Debra Marie Burslem] of the Magnificat Meal Movement in Queensland, Australia

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134. Giancarlo Varini - Gargallo di Campi, Italy (http://www.mammadellapace.it/index.htm) - claims an imminent return of Jesus Christ.

135. Mama Rosa Quattrini of San Damiano (http://www.wandea.org.pl/virgin-mary.htm)

136. Paola Albertini of Monfenera Pederobba (Treviso) Italy (http://www.mariareginadegliangelicustodi.it)

137. Dina Basher of Iraq - claims the return of Jesus is imminent.

138. Barbara Reuss - 1946 apparitions at Marienfried, Germany - these messages portray Mary calling herself powerful and speaking about herself as if she had the role of Christ. - [Evaluation]

139. Carlos Lopez and Jorge Zavala, San Bruno, California (http://olpg.org/messages.htm)

140. messages to Agnes Sawarno and the Community of the Charity Services of the Blessed Mother (http://www.heartoftheblessedmother.org) - reject Second Vatican Council; false claims about the three days of darkness; exaltation of the seer

141. Francesca Zackey of Alphen Park in Benoni, South Africa

142. messages to Ms. Rosalind under the title of our Lady of Jecintho (www.jecintho.in) Tamilnadu, India

143. Mount Mellery Grotto (melleray.com/english/home/index.php)

144. Jadwiga Ligocka, a former nun of the Sisters of the Family of Bethany

145. anonymous housewife from Boston (http://home.comcast.net/~bkean9/)

146. Judiel Nieva of Agoo, Philippines (www.visionsofjesuschrist.com/weeping15.htm)

147. Romy Pabustan - our Lady of Amorseco (http://www.amorseco.org/index.htm)

148. Jeffrey Lumbay - Pagadian City, Phillipines (www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/02/26/PROV2006022657283.html)

149. Jakob Lorber and Bertha Dudde (http://prophecy9000.tripod.com/)

150. Littlest of His Servants, anonymous seer/locutionist who promotes messages through the seers2 Group

151. Mary's little child, anonymous seer/locutionist who promotes messages through the seers2 Group

152. Ruth Ann Wade (maryschildren.com) - "The Farm" located in Bloomington, Indiana
Very many messages to Ruth Wade claim that the Second Coming of Jesus is near, and they repeatedly strongly imply that this will occur for the current generation. This claim is common in the many false private revelations, and not found in any of the true ones.

153. Juan Antonio Gil of Maracaibo Venezuela (www.holymotherchurch.org/1855977.html) - claims that Mary repeatedly goes from Heaven to earth to Heaven again, in body and soul, each first Saturday; false claims about the Three Days of Darkness

154. Estella Ruiz of Phoenix, AZ (www.apparitions.org/Ruiz.msg95.html)

155. Lec, a Catholic in the Philippines (from the seers2 group)

156. Juanito (from the seers2 group)

157. Patricia de Menezes (divine-innocence.org) - Community of Divine Innocence in Surrey, England. Statements by the Bishop of the Diocese and the CDF [the same as a PDF]

158. Stanley Villavicencio - Cebu, Philippines
Claims that Jesus said: "You cannot appreciate the beauty of My mercy unless you experience the misery of sin." This saying is false because the Virgin Mary appreciates God's mercy more than anyone, but she never sinned. Claims that Jesus said: "All sins can be forgiven except if you refuse to believe that your sin can be forgiven." This saying contradicts Church teaching that all sins can be forgiven in this life; truly, the only unforgiveable sin is final impenitance, because after death actual mortal sins cannot be forgiven. Claims that Jesus has given him the task of assisting in His Return, and that Jesus said he would witness His Final Coming.

159. Léandre Lachance (leandrelachance.com)

160. Rose of the Holy Innocents (http://users.skynet.be/courlisius/some_coming_events.html) - messages claimed that the Pope after John Paul II would be called Peter II and would be the last Pope ever.

161. Harriet Hammons (http://users.skynet.be/courlisius/worse_apostasy.html) - claimed the apostasy was in nearly full swing in 2002; conspiracy theories involving the U.N. and the 'one world government' and 'one world religion.'

162. Rosa Mystica - apparitions and messages to Pieina at Montichiari, Italy, in 1947, and at Fontanelle, Italy, in 1966. - [Evaluation]

163. Bruno Cornacchiola - (http://trefontane.altervista.org/bruno.html) - false claims about the Virgin Mary; see http://catholicplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1816

164. Denise Estrada (www.ahealingheart.net) - claims that Jesus will return to walk the earth soon; vague predictions of natural disasters.

165. Darell Bennett - (http://users.skynet.be/courlisius/terrible.html) claims that Jesus said he would act without mercy: "I will use my power, and there will be no mercy for sinners ... sinners who do not keep my commands are doomed ... I will have no mercy on them!"

166. Helen Buyco - (http://users.skynet.be/courlisius/obedient.html | http://www.giftstor.org/buyco01.htm) claims to be able to seal the foreheads of others; says she has been sealed by God the Father directly)

167. Fraternite of Notre Dame and Bishop Jean-Marie Kozik - This bishop was illicitly ordained by a sede vacantist schismatic bishop (Thuc). Kozik claims private revelations from the Virgin Mary. The Fraternite of Notre Dame is not in communion with the Roman Catholic Church.

168. Raymond Aguilera (prophecy.org) - non-denominational; claims the world is ending soon and that Jesus is returning soon; numerous incoherent prophecies and vague visions; bizarre messages unlike the true Gospel message.

169. T. Chase (revelation13.net) - false prophecies based on bible code and astrology; makes the false claim that Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, is the Antichrist.

170. John of the Community of Saint Joseph of the 'Asylum City' in northern New Brunswick, Canada (www.asylcity.com/) - claim that their private revelations are part of 'the Third Testament of Holy Scriptures;' claim that the Rosary has been replaced by 'the Chaplet of the Father;' the man called 'John' claims to be the head of a new College of the Apostles; claim that Pope John Paul II was replaced by an imposter in 1996; numerous other patently false and heretical and schismatic claims.

171. Yahweh Shalom - Virgin Victorious (yahwehshalom-virginvictorious.com) messages to Lory Kemner of Climax Springs, Missouri.
She is often called 'Child' in the messages. Numerous theological errors, and also historical errors about the lives of Christ and Mary. Claims a three years period of natural disasters in the calendar years 2007, 2008, and 2009. Claims that Jesus dictated the story of his life to her: "Jesus' Life - (Author: Jesus)" Claims that dozens of Saints have given her messages.

172. Colette Coulombe - claims messages from Saint Anne, e.g.: "Pray a lot and give me your projects, I will explain them in details to my Grand-Son Jesus; I will seduce Him because I love you."

173. Wenko Pasco - Taguig City, Manila, Philippines (http://deathtomycreditcards.blogspot.com/) - her website is about her problems with credit card debt and mishandling her own money; she claims a private revelation in which she was chosen by God to raise a very large sum of money to build a cathedral; there is no involvement of the Bishop or diocese in her project; she claims the cathedral will be a replica of a cathedral in Italy. She claims its garden will provide food for a city during a famine, but it is only on one hectare of land. She claims those who donate get special protection from Michael the Archangel, and that the cathedral will be a place of refuge during the tribulation (an idea often found in false private revelation). She claims that the present time is the 'end of days'. She claims that her parish church has hauntings from demons, and that she was chosen by God to exorcise those demons.

174. Theresa Lazar - messages supposedly from Jesus saying that "the Tridentine Mass is the only Mass that gives Me reverence," and, "I do not want to be on a ‘slaughter table’! Priests should face the east. There should be a relic on the altar." The messages claim that the God the Father said: "The Novus Ordo Mass is an insult, a cult." The messages treat the Pope and the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church as if they have gone astray from the faith by letting people receive Communion standing and in the hand, by revising the Mass to the Novus Ordo, etc. These are false message designed to appeal to the biases of traditionalist Catholics.

175. a layman named Angelik Caruana, and Fr. Hayden, both claim to have received messages (www.borgin-nadur.org; borgin-nadur.blogspot.com) Borg in-Nadur, Malta - messages present a superficial understanding of the Catholic faith, lacking in the subtle yet profound wisdom of the true Virgin Mary; Angelik has a vision of Hell that is contrary to Catholic doctrine, as if the devils were in charge of torturing, and as if the people there could continue to sin, and as if Hell were a place of disorder, rather than an orderly and proportional punishment of God. In one alleged message, the Virgin Mary is portrayed as complaining about her own pains: “My heart is aching badly! My heart is aching badly! My heart is aching badly!”

176. Cassandra Musgrove - claims that the three days of darkness is caused by volcanoes; predicts a series of natural diasters.

177. George Kramme of Albuquerque, NM (www.apocalypsevision.org) - claims that Jesus will return for this generation; claims to have had a vision of a city; claims that Jesus spoke in a worldly manner: "I've got it! Don't worry about a thing! Everything's going to be alright!"

178. Dr. Gloria Constanza Polo (www.gloriapolo.net) - claimed private revelation based on her near death experience: She claims that God said He will punish those who don't listen to her. But the Church teaches that we do not have to listen to any claimed private revelation, it is not required belief. Her narrative about what happens after death contains numerous doctrinal errors: she claims she was sent to Hell without the particular judgment by God. She claims that while in Hell she was judged by her deceased parents, not by God directly. She claims she was sent to Hell, but then somehow escaped back to this life; this too is contrary to Catholic teaching. She claimed that most of the persons in Hell were young people, and she represents Hell as if it is just extreme torture for everyone, entirely out of proportion to the type and degree of their sins (as if God punishes in Hell without justice and without mercy).

179. messages at El Escorial (Spain) to Luz Amparo Cuevas (http://www.virgendolorosa.es/ingles.html) - makes the false claim that Mary is 'Co-redeemer of humankind'. Resembles other false private revelations.

180. Matthew Kelly of Sydney Australia - claims a private revelation in which the Warning [of Garabandal] is called 'mini-judgment.' This idea is incorrect, since in Catholic teaching there are only two judgments, the particular and the general. The Warning show us the sins on our conscience, but it does not review the good and bad in one's entire life. Kelly's messages also claim that man should never judge the action of themselves or the actions of others. This is a distortion of Catholic teaching. Though Christ taught us not to judge persons (Mt. 7:1), He also taught us to judge for ourselves what is just (Lk 12:57, Jn 7:24), which of course necessarily includes judging which actions are just and which are unjust.

181. Roger Poisson, The Mission of the Shroud begun, of Winnipeg, Manitoba (http://www.missionoftheshroud.com/) - claims a private revelation for the purpose of teaching the Pope and the Bishops; claims that his messages will cause "the Spirit becomes alive inside of" the bishops; his messages are superficial, but claim to be profound insights; he claims that marriage makes the spouses 'born again' and 'a virgin again.' He makes a series of false claims about Adam and original sin; he states that there were millions of people on earth before original sin, and that when 'the sin' occurred, they all forgot that they used to be holy. He claims that the world 'was always existing'. In addition, numerous messages, supposedly said 'in the Spirit' are incoherent ramblings.

182. Lorraine Louvat of LIFESONG LJL Healing Ministry (http://www.lifesongljl.org/main.html) - she claims a few private revelations; she also claims to have "The gifts of Healing, Miracles and others" from her birth. But none of the Saints has ever claimed to have miraculous gifts from birth; the Saints attained their gifts by being in a state of grace (which begins at Baptism, not at birth) and by living a life of heroic virtue in imitation of Christ. She makes a number of other exaggerated and false claims. - [Evaluation]

183. Dr. Paul Dhinakaran - Jesus Calls Ministries (jesuscalls.org) - claims that Jesus will return for this generation; claims that the antichrist rose up in 2008 and 2009; numerous vague predictions for the present time.

Important Note: There are too many false claims of private revelation for me to list them all.
If a claimed private revelation is not listed on this page, one cannot thereby conclude that it is true.

by Ronald L. Conte Jr.