Yes, indeed, the same criteria could be applied to apparitions. Rule #1 ... if there's anything even slightly savoring of heterodoxy, the Church immediately crosses it off the list. Church's default attitude has always been that of skepticism, and they're considered fake unless proven true, and by fake, sometimes they're just frauds (Medjugorje) or at other times they're diabolical (Garabandal ... I agree with that completely).
Garabandal started as the kids were stealing apples, often had them donig strange things like running backwards at top speed up and down hills (anything backwards and upside down is nearly always the devil), asking the kids to bring sacramentals for "her" to bless them, but she insisted they should not be blessed before hand by a priest (they make "her" uncomfortable, do they?), the night of shrieking / screams, numerous failed "prophecies", several of the "seers" no longer believing in them, etc. etc.
Thank you for this, it has always bothered me about the arguments of what had happened to Bishop Williamson on one hand you have a side that says he was an absolute infiltrator, totally and on the other end you have those that literally lose their own faith by trying to defend his position on novus ordo apparitions, miracles etc.
He was a good bishop and I do not want to think he was nefarious, ladislaus your post can very well describe how the good bishop started to fall. It was in 2014 when he first said that the new mass had grace and then we all know what happened after.
Modernism and Liberalism is a demonic mind virus and if you play with it at all it will corrupt you.
Now what does that say about ripperger and those that follow his lead, were they/are they opened up to diabolical oppression.
+ Is the whole Concilliar church under demonic oppression / obsession / possession