The "good Catholic men who for two decades have been bringing the Statue from the choir" are the TFP, whom have not always been so good according to some SSPX/Resistance faithful who have been on that pilgrimage many times.
The TFP has its problems but I doubt you would agree with Vox Catholica and go as far to say that they are a "non-Catholic sect". You know the Society has gone too far when even Tradition in Action is defending the TFP. That was a surprise, since the two organisations have had disagreements for over two decades, since Mr. Atila's expulsion from the TFP in the 90s.
What a mess!
Let's get back to reality here, Mr. Guimaraes article is showing itself to be unresearched and emotionally based, very uncharacteristic of him. Here are just three quotes that he wrote in this article that discredits the entire article:
1) The statue can change it's face according to how it feels - this would be a spectacular miracle for the world to see, not just a comment in an article. What proof does he have?
2) The statue can makes itself heavy so that no one can lift her, and makes itself light so that even an elderly lady can lift it. - Again, this would be a spectacular miracle for the world to see, not just a comment in an article. What proof does he have?
3) The bishop got bribed by the SSPX - this is a serious charge that he posts based on only hearsay (which he acknowledges in the article) . Not only that, it makes no sense, why would the SSPX pay the millions of dollars of which the Bishop is still in debt after the pope's visit, or even $10,0000, just to get the privilege of replacing the Franciscan priests who have always been carrying the statues down from a choir loft?
Unresearched and emotionally biased? No. Mr. Atila and Dr. Marian Horvat are among the foremost researchers of Our Lady of Good Success in the United States. They do not have a record for emotional biases, either, which you can verify by reading any of their many hundreds of articles on the TIA site about a variety of topics.
The statue most certainly can change its face, as you can verify by reading the amazing story of the Miracle of '41:
https://traditioninaction.org/OLGS/A019olgsMiracle_1.htmIf docuмented miracles (the statue changing its face) have occurred in the past, witnessed by many, it isn't unreasonable to assume more miracles would happen today, when the Crisis in the Church is reaching its apogee. What is so incredible about Our Lady forbidding unworthy people to carry her statue?
You say it would make international headlines if there truly was a miracle. I say, no, not necessarily. Only if Our Lady, in her supreme humility, willed it to be known to the world, would it be known. That is why for 400 years from the original apparitions to Mother Mariana, the devotion to Our Lady of Good Success was scarcely known beyond Ecuador. Our Lady herself told Mother Mariana that knowledge of the devotion would be shrouded in a mysterious veil until the 20th century. Even to this day, Our Lady has not allowed the devotion to spread nearly as rapidly as the devotions to Our Lady of Lourdes or Fatima. Otherwise, no doubt, there would be novenas, pictures and statues of Our Lady of Good Success in every respectable Catholic church today.
In so many words, I believe this miracle because Mr. Atila is a reliable source and no doubt he will have more evidence to provide in the future. And I believe it is not well-known as it would normally be due to the will of Our Blessed Mother.
Also, as for the alleged bribery of the bishop, call it what you will, but Mr. Atila's most recent article gives very good reason to believe this actually happened. See here:
https://www.traditioninaction.org/bev/229bev02_25_2019.htm
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