From: JEK@cu.nih.gov
Subject: Bernadette dates
Lines: 14

Joe Moore writes:

 > Mary at that time appeared to a girl named Bernadette at
 > Lourdes.  She referred to herself as the Immaculate Conception.
 > Since a nine year old would have no way of knowing about the
 > doctrine, the apparition was deemed to be true and it sealed
 > the case for the doctrine.

Bernadette was 14 years old when she had her visions, in 1858,
four years after the dogma had been officially proclaimed by the
Pope.

 Yours,
 James Kiefer