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Fra. Ellia	Hendra	Thursday, June 30, 2011
Question: what do you think about Fra. Ellia? i bought a book from from local church bookstore (since i like reading and the storekeeper tell me of this new book and said it's good book) about Fra. Ellia. is he approved by the Church? thank you for your answer, and God bless you, your team and your work. Hendra - Indonesia
Question Answered by Dear Hendra: One must be very cautious about mystics and visionaries, especially those not formally recognized by the Church. I personally have little interest in people like Fra’ Elia. Such people have little importance for the Faith. We should be studying the Bible and Church documents more than running around finding celebrity, the next mystic, or the newest visionary. All I can find on Fra’ Elia is that he is a consecrated lay brother and founded a new congregation called the ‘Apostles of God’. He is under observation by the Church and his Bishop, Mgr Vincenzo Paglia, Bishop of Terni, who has given him approval to go and speak wherever he is invited. That information comes from a flyer. I have not been able to independently verify that Bishop Paglia has given him permission to attend speaking engagements, but it appears that the Bishop has given permission. This does not mean that the Church has approved him yet. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Fra. Ellia

Hendra

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Question:

what do you think about Fra. Ellia?
i bought a book from from local church bookstore (since i like reading and the storekeeper tell me of this new book and said it's good book) about Fra. Ellia.

is he approved by the Church?

thank you for your answer,
and God bless you, your team and your work.

Hendra - Indonesia

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Dear Hendra:

One must be very cautious about mystics and visionaries, especially those not formally recognized by the Church. I personally have little interest in people like Fra’ Elia. Such people have little importance for the Faith. We should be studying the Bible and Church documents more than running around finding celebrity, the next mystic, or the newest visionary.

All I can find on Fra’ Elia is that he is a consecrated lay brother and founded a new congregation called the ‘Apostles of God’. He is under observation by the Church and his Bishop, Mgr Vincenzo Paglia, Bishop of Terni, who has given him approval to go and speak wherever he is invited.

That information comes from a flyer. I have not been able to independently verify that Bishop Paglia has given him permission to attend speaking engagements, but it appears that the Bishop has given permission. This does not mean that the Church has approved him yet.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.