there are too many Virgin Mary Sightings so the catholic church had to reinforce the rules on what constitutes a valid sighting. like any of them are valid. how did we get to the point, in an educated society, where people believe this stuff and are not laughed at? religion makes people stupid: The Vatican has published rules to evaluate the authenticity of the dozens of apparitions of the Virgin Mary reported each year. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/vatican-virgin-mary-sightings_n_1540546.html?ref=religion