The Catholic Defender: The Virgin Mary ( "Guardian of the Faith"). at Cuenca Ecuador 1988-1990 with local approval, The Vatican remains with a "wait and see" Part 2
- Donald Hartley

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The "Journey With Mary to Cuenca, Ecuador (1988-1990)" refers to apparitions reported by Patricia (Pachi) Talbott, where she claimed Mary appeared as the "Guardian of the Faith" in El Cajas, requesting prayer for peace, and while the events gained local attention and led to an Association with Archbishop Cisneros's approval, The local Archbishop, Vicente Cisneros Durán, approved the founding of the Association of Mother Mary, Guardian of the Faith, in 2000, and later, in 2009, a summary of the messages received the Church's imprimatur
The apparitions themselves weren't officially declared authentic by the Vatican but were permitted for faithful devotion by the local Archbishop.
The local Archdiocese of Cuenca has granted permission for the faithful to practice devotion under the title "Guardian of the Faith".
official Church endorsement of the apparitions themselves was a "wait and see" approach, with permission for devotion as long as it didn't conflict with Church doctrine.
The Catholic Church has not formally declared the apparitions to be supernatural (the status remains non constat de supernaturalitate).
Mary reportedly asked Pachi to pray for world peace, calling herself the "Guardian of the Faith".
An archdiocesan shrine dedicated to Mary under this title was established at El Cajas, indicating local ecclesiastical support for the pilgrimage site even without a definitive decree on the apparitions themselves.
Patricia Talbot was granted an audience with Pope John Paul II in April 1990, where she delivered a message from the reported apparitions and received his blessing.
The messages received during this period focused on themes of peace, conversion, and prayer for priests and religious.





















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