You would think that the Pope, supposedly being the head of the Church and therefore the closest to God, would be able to perform miracles like Jesus, especially considering Jesus' own words.
John 14:12
"Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father."
So how come we never see the Popes doing miracles? Even Peter, supposedly the first Pope, managed this much.
Acts 3:7 says that Peter cured a lame beggar at the beginning of his missionary career. This led to many converting to Christianity. People were even cured when Peter's shadow happened to pass over them (Acts 5:15-16).
According to Acts 9:36, Peter resurrected Tabitha, a good woman and a disciple, who was certainly dead and her body had already been washed. This miracle became known throughout Joppa and, as a result, many were converted.
A double miracle was the killing of Ananias and his wife (Acts 5:1ff). Ananias had sold all his property, but lied about giving all the proceeds to Peter. He fell dead when Peter confronted him with the deceit. Later, just by telling the wife she would die, Sapphira fell dead as well.
Have any of the recent Popes ever performed any such miracles? Why not?
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 37396912 Pope Leo XIII had a vision of Satan and Our Lord, Satan
asking for more time in the last century to corrupt souls.
It was then, Pope Leo sat down and composed the powerful St. Michael's prayer that use to be prayed at the end of every Mass. The world has gone to hell, the prayer is being prayed now at the end of the New Mass. Thank Heavens.
Check, search testimony to the miracles of Pope John Paul II.
thanks for asking, God bless you,
p.s. Did you know, most all of the mystical, miracles, supernatural signs for last 2000 years of Christianity
and to this day, are
Roman Catholic.
I'm not talking about "visions" somebody claimed to have, or circumstantial incidents. I'm talking about incidents where the Pope laid hands on someone and they recovered right there. Things like the miracles Peter did. Why isn't Francis out there doing these things?Some Protestants as some Catholics are given the gift of healing, there is one Protestant in particular I am trying to think of... I know, have you heard of Timothy Snodgrass?
He has such faith!
I don't know of a Pope who healed someone immediately during
his life time but I am sure there are, the testimonies after
a Pope has died is part the process of canonization.
You speak of Peter because of Bible Alone, your only authority. Peter's healings helped build the faith at the
the start, the beginning of Christianity.
Here is a witness to a miraculous healing, prayers offered to Pope John Paul II after his death. To me, it is a greater sign. Miraculous healing because of a prayer request to a saint in Heaven...prayed
silently in one's head sometimes! Proof of the intercession of the saints, we are all one big family.
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Bogotá, Colombia, Jul 17, 2012 / 10:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The testimony of a Colombian man who says he was “miraculously cured” of Parkinson's Disease through the intercession of Blessed John Paul II could allow for the canonization of the Polish pope.
According to the newspaper El Tiempo, the case involves Marco Fidel Rojas, the former mayor of the town of Huila, whose testimony has now been sent to the Vatican office heading the sainthood cause for the late pontiff.
Recounting his story to the Colombian paper, Fidel remembers experiencing the first symptoms of the disease in December of 2005. After a series of examinations, doctors determined he had suffered a stroke, which led to the development of Parkinson's.
Little by little the disease began to get worse. “I felt like I could collapse at any moment. Various times I fell down outside on the street,” he recalled, adding that once he was almost run over by a taxi.
As the years went by and his health continued to deteriorate, Fidel suddenly remembered on the evening of Dec. 27, 2010, that during a trip to Rome he had met Pope John Paul II after Mass and spoke with him for a few moments.
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I have a friend up there,” Fidel thought that night, amid his pain. “And he had Parkinson's. Why didn’t I pray to him before? Venerable Father John Paul II: come and heal me, put your hands on my head.”
After praying, Fidel said he slept perfectly that night, and that the next morning he woke up with no symptoms of the illness.
“Yes, John Paul II gave me the miracle of curing me,” he said. “My great promise to my healer is to spread devotion to him wherever I can.”
El Tiempo reported that Dr. Antonio Schlesinger Piedrahita, a renowned neurologist in Colombia, has certified Fidel’s healing and says he is in good health.
The miraculous healing of a French nun, Sister Marie Simon-Pierre – who also suffered from Parkinson's Disease – paved the way for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, which took place in Rome in May 2011.
