THE
MAGISTERIUM OF THE CHURCH
THE BISHOPS OF SICILY
The Sicilian Episcopate, presided by Ernesto Card.
Ruffini on December 12, 1953 declared the
Lachrymation of Mary in Syracuse authentic: “The
reality of the lachrymation cannot be put into doubt.”
“The Bishops of Sicily, reunited for the customary
Conference in Bagheria (Palermo), after hearing the
full report of His Excellency Ettore Baranzini,
Archbishop of Syracuse, about the “lachrymation” of
the image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
repeatedly happening in the days of 29, 30, 31
August and 1 September of this year, in Syracuse (11
Via degli Orti St.) and having examined attentively
the relative testimonies of the original documents,
have unanimously concluded that the reality of the
lachrymation cannot be put into doubt. |
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