I was reading the postings at Orthodixie in regard to Vassula. For those not familiar, Vassula Ryden allegedly has conversations with Jesus which she reports on.

She came to the fore recently when the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles uninvited her and a Christian Unity conference to be held in their Cathedral. This from a diocese that prides itself on ugly architecture, never meeting a militant homosexual they didn’t like, and whatever other blatantly liberal inventions they can dream up.

Since there is a dearth of comments on my blog, I decided to comment on her. You see, her adherents love to browse around the Internet looking for comments about her. They then prolifically comment on the comments.

I figured, wow, I can get bunches of comments just by talking about this woman.

The name Vassula reminds me of bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, the ‘magical’ song from Disney’s Cinderella.

My name’s Vassula, I speak with Jesus, bibbidi-bobbidi-boo!

From her website comes the following —quote— featured prominently:

“My Vassula, My Word is like a lamp to give light and shine so that every soul may see Me, feel Me and return to Me, see? I wish to remove this darkness which lies heavily in this world. I am giving you My lamp so that you place It on a lampstand and not under your beds.” (Jesus – August 28, 1989)

Vassula is very good at paraphrasing scripture and applying it to her messianic delusions. She can also quote lyrics from the Who (read the plot line – you’ll laugh).

I’m glad Jesus gave her this message, but unfortunately for her it is not exclusive. It is the same message he gives to everyone. While you are indeed special in His eyes, you do not have exclusive revelation. In addition please remember that you are responsible to God when you lead others into sin.

I would highly recommend that you choose the Church you would like to join, whether Roman Catholic or Orthodox, and hie yourself over to your local parish weekly. By the way, wear a veil, sit in back, and listen to God’s Word from those charged with bringing it to you.

Another interesting aside falls well into the lies and misdirection column: Vassula’s website claims the endorsement of the Pope, albeit when he was the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. You can read the convoluted logic at her website yourself. Basically it is a letter from Card. Ratzinger giving a heads-up to local ordinaries, and in a polite way, telling them to watch out.

The commenting may now begin…