Talk:San Sebastian de Garabandal
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This article assumes the veracity of the alleged apparitions at Garabandal, and ignores proper scholarship in reporting it. There is no objectivity in this article and this is evidenced by, for example, the lack of reference to the official statement of Jose Vilaplana, the Bishop of Santander, which characterised the claims of a supernatural event at Garabandal to be "non constat de supernaturalitate" ("it is not established as supernatural"). To this day, the alleged apparitions of Garabandal are not officially recognised by the Roman Catholic Church and this fact should be properly reported in the articel, along with proper citations for the information given. The final paragraph in the article--which purports to state the official Catholic position--is ambiguous and misleading and suggests, incorrectly, that there has been no official statements forthcoming on the alleged apparitions and instead insinuates, without any supporting evidence, that the "seer" Conchita has been Papally endorsed.86.5.98.95 20:53, 25 February 2007 (UTC)21:19, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
This article is strongly biased toward the presumption that these events actually occurred as described. A more detailed treatment of skeptical concerns would benefit the article - --Gargletheape 15:55, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
