Miracles In Nigeria And Lack Of Proper Documentation

Miracles happen everyday in Nigeria and this writeup implies that these miracles are not being properly documented..... Read and let us discuss it. Do you know of any miracle that was not properly documented but occurred?

''I can remember when we were in the seminary, the then postulator for the canonisation of Blessed Michael Iwene Tansi came for a seminar and he was asked by a seminarian why Tansi hasn't been canonised.

He responded that his canonisation requires at least one miracle proven to have been done through his intercession and there have been many miracles reported to have happened through the intercession of Blessed Michael Iwene Tansi but the Holy See couldn't accept any of them as miracle because of lack of proper documentation and the impossibility/difficulty in demonstrating that there was indeed a miracle.

He gave an example: a young man fell from a palm tree and was taken to a hospital. The doctor examined him and said he had a fracture on one of his legs, gave him some initial treatments and referred him to an orthopedic hospital. But because it was already night, he couldn't be taken to the orthopedic hospital, they had to wait till morning. At night, his mother went to pray before the image of Blessed Michael Iwene Tansi and requested for the healing of her son through his intercession, went back to the ward and they slept off. Surprisingly, the following morning, the young man woke up and stood up, no more fractures on his leg! 

A miracle!

But when the miracle was reported to the postulator, he demanded for the doctor's report, which was submitted but there was no x-ray before and after the miracle!!! 

The postulator told us that even though the medical doctor was ready to swear he observed a fracture and that there was indeed a miracle, the Holy See cannot accept such as a miracle because of lack of proper documentation. Supposing the hospital took an x-ray of the leg before and after the alleged miracle, another x-ray, it could have been established by documentation that there was indeed a miracle.

So, what are reported during testimonies in healing ministries cannot be accepted as miracles by the competent Catholic church authorities. But this non-acceptance by the authorities on the basis of lack of proper documentation doesn't necessarily imply there were actually no miracles or not, but that the fact the miracles cannot be proven. 

Because of these lack of proper documentations in Nigeria, it is difficult if not impossible to distinguish fake miracles from genuine miracles!

For example, when a man on a wheelchair stands up to jump around during a prayer session, many persons will shout "alleluia", a miracle has occurred but what comes first to the critical minds is: who is that man? How many persons know his condition and for how long? What is his hospital record? Etc etc. Such critical questions help to prove the fact of the miracle and to clearly distinguish fake miracles from genuine ones. But the wahala be say, if you ask such questions, you may be stoned to death for blasphemy and lack of faith''!!!

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By Rev Fr Samson Ejiofor Asadu