Medjugorje Envoy Begins His Assignment
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 1:47 pm
Archbishop Henryk Hoser, retired Archbishop of Warsaw-Prague in Poland, begins his mandate this weekend (on Sunday) as Apostolic Visitor to St James Parish in Medjugorje. His assignment is for an unspecified period of time, and is at the discretion of the Holy See.
According to the Vatican Press Office the archbishop's assignment “has the aim of acquiring a deeper knowledge of the pastoral situation there [Medjugorje] and above all, of the needs of the faithful who go there in pilgrimage, and on the basis of this, to suggest possible pastoral initiatives for the future . . . The Envoy will not enter into questions regarding the Marian apparitions, which are the competence of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith."
"He will be in contact with the diocesan bishop, the Franciscan Friars Minor – to whom the parish of Medjugorje is entrusted". It will be interesting to see what initiatives his association with them might produce in the future, and in what ways they might change the character of Medjugorje.
According to the Vatican Press Office the archbishop's assignment “has the aim of acquiring a deeper knowledge of the pastoral situation there [Medjugorje] and above all, of the needs of the faithful who go there in pilgrimage, and on the basis of this, to suggest possible pastoral initiatives for the future . . . The Envoy will not enter into questions regarding the Marian apparitions, which are the competence of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith."
"He will be in contact with the diocesan bishop, the Franciscan Friars Minor – to whom the parish of Medjugorje is entrusted". It will be interesting to see what initiatives his association with them might produce in the future, and in what ways they might change the character of Medjugorje.