The
Warning
Posted:
April 21, 2014 by S. Brinkmann
Church Condemns Messages of Maria
Divine Mercy
The alleged prophecies of a popular seer who calls herself “Maria
Divine Mercy” have been formally condemned by the Archdiocese of Dublin where
the anonymous woman reportedly lives.
According to a statement published by the Archdiocese, Archbishop
Diarmuid Martin is asking the faithful not to promote the messages of Maria
Divine Mercy or make use of them within any Catholic Church associations.
”These messages and alleged visions have no ecclesiastical approval
and many of the texts are in contradiction with Catholic theology,” the statement reads.
The identity of Maria Divine Mercy remains unknown as she claims
Jesus asked her not to reveal herself in order to protect her family and avoid
distraction from the messages. She uses the term “Divine Mercy” in her name
because the Warning that she is predicting is an act of Divine intervention by
God that is meant to save the world.
According to her website, she has been receiving messages
since November 2010 and has amassed an extensive following, including hundreds
of priests. Thus far, her messages, which total more than 2,000, have been
translated into 38 languages.
Unfortunately, there are several problems with this seer, such as
her claims that Pope Benedict XVI is the last pope and that he will be forced
from office and replaced by an imposter.
She also claims that Jesus told her she is the seventh messenger,
or seventh angel, sent to reveal to the world the contents of the Seals in the
Book of Revelation which can only be opened by Jesus Christ. As He opens the seals,
she is to publish the contents.
Another red flag is that both Maria and her spiritual director are
operating anonymously, which puts them beyond the realm of the same kind of
criticism and persecution other authentic visionaries have had to endure in the
past in order to prove themselves.
“After all the prophets and visionaries of history who operated
with people knowing their identities, with them and their families facing the
consequences of delivering God’s message, God wants ‘the end time prophet’ to
operate safely and anonymously from the comfort of her living room, using an
Internet connection to maintain her privacy?” asks Catholic Answers
apologist Jimmy Akin during an interview with the National Catholic
Register.
He believes Maria Divine Mercy “is an anonymous, unapproved seer
whose prophecies contain material that is both demonstrably false and contrary
to Catholic teaching regarding the future.”
Akin also cautions Catholics who are adhering to her prophecies
that this could result in the grave sin and canonical crime of schism if one
were to regard Pope Francis as a false pope and cease to obey him because of
these messages.
Maria Divine Mercy Update February 18, 2015
A DUBLIN-BASED PR specialist named Mary Carberry was the centre of
a colourful story in the
Irish Mail On Sunday last month, which alleged that the businesswoman was
involved in a bizarre religious outfit called Maria Divine Mercy (MDM).
She claims to receive prophecies from God and flogs various
religious paraphernalia online, such as books and medals. But the real
story about Carberry – who also goes by her maiden name, Mary McGovern – relates to her business history.
She has been involved in all sorts of companies in recent years, a
number of which have been hauled up before the courts over bad debts.
Carberry tends to use her maiden name for her PR business, McGovern PR, and has been a director of a slew of companies in recent years, most of which have been related to PR or marketing.
Carberry tends to use her maiden name for her PR business, McGovern PR, and has been a director of a slew of companies in recent years, most of which have been related to PR or marketing.
In 2009, Irish Nationwide took Carberry and her husband, John Carberry,
to the Circuit Court seeking possession of their Malahide home, which was €50,000
in arrears. Happily, however, six years on the Malahide home remains the
address given for Carberry on company records. Also in 2009, Fingal County
Council secured a small judgment of €4,000 in the District Court in connection
with a business of Carberry’s known as ‘McGovern Communications.’
In 2010, meanwhile, Ulster Bank sued her in the High Court and was
awarded judgment of €36,000, which was subsequently converted into a judgment
mortgage. Three years later, the bank was granted an execution order, meaning
that the sheriff was sent to seize assets belonging to the businesswoman.
Meanwhile in 2011, a company owned by Carberry called Ambition Awards Ltd
(which traded as ‘Online PR’) collapsed into liquidation, having previously had
judgments totalling €5,500 granted against it in favour of Fingal County
Council.
The PR woman has also been the director of a number of companies
that have been struck off by the Companies Registration Office for failing to
file accounts. These have included a recruitment company, Culturelink Ltd, and
a property company called Marbella Property Investments Ltd, both of which were
struck off in 2005.
Since then, at least five Carberry-linked companies have also been
struck off, most of which were related to PR or marketing.
Carberry has been the focus of attention from online sleuths who
have been attempting to uncover the mystery of who exactly is behind MDM, which
began around 2010. One of its websites, ‘Coma Books’, sells something
called ‘The Book of Truth’ and religious medals. ‘Coma Books’ is a
registered business name belonging Sarah and Mary Carberry to Trumpet
Publishing Ltd, which was set up in 2010. Carberry’s daughter, Sarah Carberry,
was a director here but stepped down in 2013.
The current directors are a retired Donegal dentist, Breffni Cully,
and a German national, Heinrich Martin Roth. Another company apparently linked
to MDM is Merdel Ltd, set up to sell religious medals but which doesn’t appear
to have ever traded. (Cully and Roth held the shares here.)
Using her maiden name, Mary Carberry’s signature appears on the
company’s incorporation document as a witness.
She declined to respond to queries from Goldhawk about her
involvement with the religious group.