Position of The Church
- May 1956: the Catholic Bishop of Haarlem issued a finding of "no evidence of the supernatural nature of the apparitions", and prohibited public veneration. This decision was reiterated the following year with consent of the Holy Office on 13 March 1957.
- May 1972: the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, (formerly known as the Holy Office) responding to a letter from the Bishop, re-affirmed its decision.
- 27 June 1974: upon further review, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith affirmed its earlier decision, and invited the faithful to discontinue all forms propaganda with regard to these alleged apparitions and revelations.
- 31 May 31, 2002: Msgr. Punt approved the apparitions by acknowledging their supernatural origin.
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