Three years after the Japanese occupation, a religious phenomenon rocked the city of Lipa in the Batangas province. It centered on the Carmelite Monastery
Father Winston Cabading faces a legal complaint on “offending religious feelings” after the priest disputed the alleged 1948 apparition of Mary in Batangas a stance the Vatican itself has upholded.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) took the blame over the court case Fr. Winston Cabading is facing, saying it may be due to the “shortcomings” of Church leaders.
The Vatican has already ruled on the alleged apparitions of Mary Mediatrix of All Grace in Lipa, Batangas in 1948, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines told Catholics calling for the church to reopen the inquiry on the apparitions.