I have researched Lourdes a bit and I find one of the claimed miracles especially interesting: I will copy and paste what I found:
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Mrs Marie BIRE LUCAS
Born on 8.10.1866 in Vendee (France)
Cured on 5.8.1908, in her 42nd. year. Miracle on 30.7.1910, by Mgr Clovis
Joseph Catteau, Bishop of Lucon.
Suddenly on 14.2.1908, Mrs BIRE showed some alarming signs: vomiting of
blood and incipient gangrene of her left forearm and hand, with
excruciating pain.
Three or four days afterwards, whereas the circulation in her arm had
returned to normal, other signs appeared: those of an intracranial
hypertension. Shortly after, she became comatose.
On coming out of it on the 25th. February, she discovered she was blind!
Her doctor called it "blindness from bilateral optic atrophy" due to the
cerebral incidents.
On the 5th. August 1908, after attending Mass at the Grotto, quite suddenly
her sight returned.
Examined by an oculist the same day at the M.B.V., it had to be admitted
that although she still showed signs of "retinal pallor of cerebral origin"
more marked on the right than on the left, she could read "the smallest
print in a newspaper" (Dr. Lainey of Rouen).
To summarize, anatomical signs persisted, consistent with a total loss of
vision. Nevertheless, vision had been restored!
In September 1908, several weeks later, three ophthalmologists made another
detailed examination, and noted: .. evidence of optic atrophy no longer
present, and the cure is complete,..
She was examined again in the following year by other doctors. In the
absence of any lesions, her cure was recognised as complete and lasting.
On 30.7.1910, Mgr C. Catteau, in his turn, acknowledging this sudden and
radical cure, proposed that it be considered as miraculous.
(This cure has been the subject of particular attention by dozens of
specialists since 1908. In every case it has been recognized as absolutely
inexplicable).
Here are my questions: How common ws misdiagnosis in the early 1900's? Is this cure truly inexplicable? What I find interesting is that none of the miracle cures of Lourdes ever involve someone born blind or deaf. Thank you for your responses.
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Mrs Marie BIRE LUCAS
Born on 8.10.1866 in Vendee (France)
Cured on 5.8.1908, in her 42nd. year. Miracle on 30.7.1910, by Mgr Clovis
Joseph Catteau, Bishop of Lucon.
Suddenly on 14.2.1908, Mrs BIRE showed some alarming signs: vomiting of
blood and incipient gangrene of her left forearm and hand, with
excruciating pain.
Three or four days afterwards, whereas the circulation in her arm had
returned to normal, other signs appeared: those of an intracranial
hypertension. Shortly after, she became comatose.
On coming out of it on the 25th. February, she discovered she was blind!
Her doctor called it "blindness from bilateral optic atrophy" due to the
cerebral incidents.
On the 5th. August 1908, after attending Mass at the Grotto, quite suddenly
her sight returned.
Examined by an oculist the same day at the M.B.V., it had to be admitted
that although she still showed signs of "retinal pallor of cerebral origin"
more marked on the right than on the left, she could read "the smallest
print in a newspaper" (Dr. Lainey of Rouen).
To summarize, anatomical signs persisted, consistent with a total loss of
vision. Nevertheless, vision had been restored!
In September 1908, several weeks later, three ophthalmologists made another
detailed examination, and noted: .. evidence of optic atrophy no longer
present, and the cure is complete,..
She was examined again in the following year by other doctors. In the
absence of any lesions, her cure was recognised as complete and lasting.
On 30.7.1910, Mgr C. Catteau, in his turn, acknowledging this sudden and
radical cure, proposed that it be considered as miraculous.
(This cure has been the subject of particular attention by dozens of
specialists since 1908. In every case it has been recognized as absolutely
inexplicable).
Here are my questions: How common ws misdiagnosis in the early 1900's? Is this cure truly inexplicable? What I find interesting is that none of the miracle cures of Lourdes ever involve someone born blind or deaf. Thank you for your responses.
