No less an authority than cardinal joseph ratzinger, prefect of the. Maria valtorta o evangelho como me foi revelado volume. Books by maria valtorta author of the poem of the man god. Its claim to authenticity have been rejected by rome. The notebooks 1943 by maria valtorta the dictations of maria valtorta s visions during the year of 1943. Maria valtorta victim soul her saintly life, mission and writings. Maria valtortas most popular book is the poem of the man god. From then until 1951 she produced over 15,000 handwritten pages in 122 notebooks, mostly detailing the life of jesus as an extension of the gospels. Maria valtorta 14 march 1897 12 october 1961 was a roman catholic italian writer and poet. Cardinal ratzinger reportedly responds to the bishop, who then in turn summarizes the cardinals letter 17, stating that the poem may be published on the stipulation that it is clearly indicated from the very first page that the visions and dictations referred to in it are simply the. She was a franciscan tertiary and a lay member of the servants of mary who reported reputed personal conversations with, and dictations from, jesus christ.
The book, the poem of the mangod, by maria valtorta. An article about maria valtortas poem of the mangod, a volume life of jesus which flirts. Il cardinale joseph ratzinger nel 1985 pose all indice tutti gli scritti di maria valtorta dichiarandoli vita di gesu malamente romanzata prot. Maria valtorta caserta, 14 marzo 1897 viareggio, 12 ottobre 1961. On 23 april 1943, good friday, maria valtorta reported hearing the voice of jesus. The end times as revealed to maria valtorta by maria valtorta. Il 26 febbraio 1948 il papa pio xii, che aveva ricevuto il manoscritto di maria valtorta dalle mani del suo confessore, il padre agostino bea futuro cardinale, accorda unudienza speciale al padre migliorini, confessore di maria valtorta, al suo confratello padre berti professore di teologia dogmatica e al loro superiore. Maria valtorta 14 march 1897 12 october 1961 was a roman catholic italian writer and.
The poem of the mangod is a fivevolume narrative of the life of jesus written in the 1940s by a sickly italian woman named maria valtorta. In her youth valtorta travelled around italy due to her fathers military career. Maria valtortas writings totally yours pilgrimages. Maria valtorta and the poem of the mangod mystics of the. A layperson inquires to bishop boland, who writes to the holy office on the status of the poem. Since for twenty centuries there has been everything necessary for man to possess the eternal kingdom and reach the end for which he was created, there will not be a second redemption by the god. The gospel as it was revealed to me in italy, and later published in english as the poem of the mangod after her death. Bishop danylaks rejoinder to ewtns condemnation of valtorta. Papa pio xii 18761958 pontefice dal 2031939 al 9101958. Introduction the history surrounding maria valtortas the poem of the mangod seems to be one of the more complex and elusive topics among catholics today. Maria valtorta was born on march 14, 1897 at caserta, italy, where her father, joseph, who was a staff officer in the military, was temporarily stationed. It also analyzes the relevant letters of cardinal ratzinger, bishop tettamanzi, bishop kindukulam, and bishop. The maria valtorta case study demonstrates that when a person chooses to read, publish, or promote maria valtortas the poem of the mangod now entitled the gospel as revealed to me, there is no violation of ecclesiastical law. The revelations of viareggio, italy, made to maria valtorta, have had a stormy story of.
Apr 25, 2015 maria valtortas work is also mentioned in the writings of archbishop don ottavio michelini, from mirandola, who reported a series of dictations and visions given to him by jesus christ and the virgin mary from 1975 to 1979. The repetition of the notions of the earlier censors and maligners of maria valtorta reveals that whoever continues to invoke this index is not aware of the response of cardinal ratzinger to the bishop of birmingham, alabama in 1993. On the one side, there are those who claim that the book is simply a work of fiction, written by a delusional woman, and denounced by the church often, a. Cardinal joseph ratzinger, prefect of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith, in his letter 14458 of 31 january 1985, entrusted to. A p p e n d i x i as stated in the introductory note, a recent concern to some readers of valtortas poem of the man god, is a letter dated january 31, 1985, from cardinal ratzinger of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith, to cardinal siri, archbishop of genoa, in response to an inquiry from a priest of that diocese on the churchs position relative to valtortas work. The church and maria valtortas the poem of the mangod. Bishop danylaks rejoinder to ewtns condemnation of. Her mother, iside fioravanzi, an educated and at times very cruel woman, reacted as though the child was not born to her, and she hired a wetnurse to care for maria. In the decades following the indexs abrogation cardinal joseph ratzinger and bishop. Since for twenty centuries there has been everything necessary for man to possess the eternal kingdom and reach the end for which he was created, there will. The church is slow to accept, but is not forbidden to read, and everyone who reads becomes more loving to everyone, and blessed, because this is the words of jesus dictated, and the visions described. Maria valtorta was a roman catholic italian writer and poet, considered by many to be a mystic. Poem of the mangod volume one maria valtorta, nicandro picozzi, patrick mclaughlin on. The index of forbidden books keeps all of its moral authority and therefore the distribution and recommendation of the work is considered.
Cardinal ratzinger alleges that the poem of the mangod cannot be. Cardinal joseph ratzinger, in 1992 when he was head of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith before he was pope benedict xvi gave his approval too. She was born in caserta, italy in 1897, passed away in viareggio in 1961 and is buried. As we move into the third millennium of christianity, the writings of maria valtorta, who offered herself to the father as a victim soul alongside christ the redeemer, sing to us the enduring hymn of this fire of true love guiding our passage from human history into the fullness of eternal life. Maria valtorta project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Pope john xxiii, ordered the poem of the man god maria valtorta put on the index, on december 16, 1960. This ebook is discussed in the zenit news article maria valtorta. Jun 09, 2016 on 23 april 1943, good friday, maria valtorta reported hearing the voice of jesus.
On one side of the scale there is the uncontested proof that pope pius xii evaluated maria valtortas writings for eleven months, the written testimony of valtortas spiritual director, the written testimony of the two priest witnesses, the original minutes from the 1948 papal meeting, and the validation of these minutes by a vatican cardinal. Maria valtorta s multivolume life of jesus flirts with heresy and exhibits bad taste. Jesus told maria that these notebooks are for those souls who want to be very close to him, like st john the apostle, who in the company of mary, followed him to calvary. Is the poem of the mangod by maria valtorta approved. The current juridic and moral value of the index of forbidden. Maria valtortas writings the gospel as revealed to me a light shining in the darkness. The notebooks 1943 by maria valtorta the dictations of maria valtortas visions during the year of 1943. Their nationwide listening public in italy is around 3 million strong, and both pope john paul ii and pope benedict have made very public their support, appreciation and encouragement for this excellent and punctiliously faithful catholic radio station. Her mother, iside fioravanzi, an educated and at times very cruel woman, reacted as though the child was not born to her, and she hired a. Radio maria in italy has been presenting the works of maria valtorta for many years.
This becomes immediately evident whenever a discussion broaches this topic. Brasi75 favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite. A summa and encyclopedia to maria valtortas extraordinary work pdf. She was a franciscan tertiary and a lay member of the servants of mary who reported reputed personal conversations with, and dictations from, jesus christ in her youth, valtorta travelled around italy due to her fathers military career. And so in july 1992, caritas founder wrote to cardinal joseph ratzinger, the head of the. Maria valtorta is considered to be one of the most edifying visionaries of our time, in that she recorded the most comprehensive and detailed private revelation of the gospels ever. An evaluation of the messages of maria valtorta and her poem of the mangod return to the main list in my humble and pious opinion as a faithful roman catholic theologian, the claim that the messages of maria valtorta who also wrote the poem of the mangod are private revelation is a false claim. Maria valtortas multivolume life of jesus flirts with heresy and exhibits bad taste. Maria valtorta has 75 books on goodreads with 1237 ratings. Maria valtorta 14 march 1897 12 october 1961 was a roman catholic italian writer and poet, considered by many to be a mystic. Nearing the end of her 194550 notebooks, maria valtorta offers a personal view of the call to evangelize. I have dictated to maria valtorta, a victim soul, a marvelous work.
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