Evil Rumors, Lies and Deceptions Clarified

Many new issues with the Our Lady of America devotion, most of them having little or no impact on Our Lady's truly faithful children, have sprung up over the past month. With the lawsuits has come a tirade of accusations and threats against many innocent people who have absolutely nothing to do with these mostly petty claims. So as to help dispel some of these awful rumors, lies, and attempts to deceive the community, we feel it necessary to, once again, shed light on some of these issues so that the truth will be made known.

Item #1: Patricia Fuller (aka Sr. Joseph Therese) was dismissed from religious life in 1982. This was previously stated in a letter from Bishop Leonard Blair dated Dec. 11, 2007 and has been reiterated by the Chancery in Toledo, OH as recently as this past week. Whether she is a nun or not has absolutely nothing to do with the veracity of the OLA apparitions and messages and Our Lady's request to be enthroned in the National Basilica in Washington, DC.

Item #2: Contrary to lies being posted by supporters of Patricia Fuller on other websites, Kevin McCarthy, Al Langsenkamp, and Patricia Fuller have absolutely nothing to do with OLTIV, Sylvan Springs, or any of the activities associated with pilgrims who visit this wonderful site. None of them have any ownership interest in the property.

Item #3: The volunteers and prayer leaders who give freely of their time to attend to the needs of our many visitors are not part of any organized effort to denigrate any of the aforementioned parties' roles in this movement. They do not deserve to be ridiculed by anonymous commenters on other websites. The people who are making these negative and libelous attacks are definitely not interested in furthering Our Lord's work on this earth. Our volunteers are!

We encourage those who seek the truth to continue to do so. We feel a necessary part of that process includes visiting the Rome City, IN site where Our Lady of America first appeared and Her central messages were delivered in the Our Lady Mother of Mercy Chapel. As always, there is no fee associated with your visit or tours. We only ask that you come expecting nothing and take what you are given. Our Lady said: "Bring Me My Children. Bring Me ALL of My Children!" She did not say this for Her benefit, but for yours!

What if I cannot go to Rome City?
Consecrate yourself and your family to Our Lady of America. Ask your parish priest to do the same with your entire parish. It isn't so much that Our Lady wants to be recognized in the National Basilica so much as She wants to be held in your heart so that She may bring you to Her Son. Just as She was chosen to be the original tabernacle for Our Lord, she is asking you to hold Him close in your heart. To be enthroned in a beautiful Basilica and not held in the hearts of the faithful children would be shameful.