"HOLY LOVE" APPARITIONS THAT INCLUDED ST. JOSEPH ARE NOT SUPERNATURAL!

An ecumenical group known by the name of "Holy Love Ministries", Led by Maureen Sweeney Kyle, and also the "Missionary Servants of Holy Love" has been active in the Cleveland area for several years.  Earlier names associated with this group have been the "Our Lady Protectress of the Faith Movement", "Project Mercy" and "Mary's House of Prayer." They continue to seek funds to develop their center and support their effort.

 

Countless apparitions from “Jesus”, “Our Lady”, “St. Joseph” and a torrent of other “saints” are reported with messages that undermine the Catholic Church and money is made from the sale of the “Pro-Life Fetus / Teardrop Rosaries of the Unborn” which are produced by the group and "endorsed" by the alleged “Virgin Mary” to which certain promises are attached. 

On November 11, 2009, the Bishop of Cleveland Richard Lennon released a letter containing disapproval of these alleged apparitions. The Bishops''s letter and official decree can be read on the Diocese of Cleveland website here.  You can also view a PDF of the decree here. Extracts of the text below:

At the request of the Holy See, I have been asked to examine and make a judgment on the activities of Holy Love Ministries. After consultation with a respected theological expert, and after attempts at dialogue with the leadership of Holy Love Ministries proved unsuccessful, for the good of the Christian faithful, I issue the accompanying decree. …

Having been directed by the Holy See to act definitively in the matter of the alleged apparitions to Maureen Sweeney Kyle; and Having reviewed the theological content of the alleged apparitions and locutions to Maureen Sweeney Kyle and having consulted an expert in this matter (c. 747, §2);

I, Richard G. Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland, hereby declare:

That the alleged apparitions and locutions to Maureen Sweeney Kyle are not supernatural in origin. 

Forbid members of the clergy of any ecclesiastical jurisdiction to celebrate the sacraments on the site of Holy Love Ministries. (cc. 835, §1; 838, §4).

Admonish the faithful of the Diocese of Cleveland to cease gathering for any religious, liturgical, spiritual, or devotional purpose on the site of Holy Love Ministries. (cc. 212, §§1, 3; 214).

Declare that the Confraternity of the United Hearts of Jesus and Mary is not an approved association of the Christian faithful in the Diocese of Cleveland and may not legitimately use the name "Catholic" or represent itself as a Catholic group (c. 216).

This decree takes effect immediately.

Given at the Chancery of the Diocese of Cleveland on this 11th day of November in the year of Our Lord 2009

+Richard G. Lennon

Bishop of Cleveland