Cold does not mean that the temperature of the seepage is lower than that of the surrounding sea water; on the contrary, its temperature is often slightly higher. [1 ] The "cold" is relative to the very warm (at least 60 °C or 140 °F…
The Catholic Church has been very cautious to approve purported miraclous events. In fact, in the 20th Century, of the hundreds of public claims of Marian apparitions, there have been only 9 with episcopal approval (4 of those with Vatican…