L’osservatore Romano reported the Yugoslavian Bishops’ Conference Pastoral and Liturgical Guidelines for pilgrims going to Medjugorje. While Bishop Zanic was putting out in the press that pilgrims should not be going to Medjugorje, the Church was giving guidelines for the faithful who desired to make a pilgrimage to this village that was attracting increasing numbers of Catholics from around the world. Millions had already visited Medjugorje over the past ten years, and their testimonies lit the fire for others to come. Yet, the negative reports that were spread through the media continued to spread false information in the name of the Church.
