Archbishop Alfonso Carinci, Secretary of the
Congregation of the Sacred Rites (1946):
" There is nothing therein which is contrary to the
Gospel. Rather, this work, a good complement to the Gospel,
contributes towards a better understanding of its meaning."
Fr. Dreyfus, of the French Biblical and
Archeological School, Jerusalem (1986)
"I was greatly impressed on finding in Maria
Valtorta's work the names of at least six or seven towns, which
are absent from the Old and New Testaments. These names are
known but to a few specialists, and through non-biblical
sources... [...] Now, how could she have known these names, if
not through the revelations she claims that she had?"
John Haffert, author, (1995)
"I have the 10 volumes of The Poem of the Men-God in
Italian and French. It is the most wonderful work I have ever
read and I consider it a blessing of God. I'm in my seventies.
And in my entire life, among all the books I've read, The Poem
of the Man-God is the one that has done me the most good in my
spiritual life."
Msgr. Ugo Lattanzi, dean of the Faculty of
Theology of the Lateran Pontifical University, adviser to the
Holy Office (1951)
"The author could not have written such an abundant
amount of material without being under the influence of a
supernatural power."
Fr. Agostino Bea (future Cardinal), Jesuit,
rector of the Pontifical Biblical Institute and advisor to the
Holy Office (1952)
"I have read in typed manuscripts many of the books
written by Maria Valtorta [...] As far as exegesis is concerned,
I did not find any errors in the parts which I examined."
Fr, Marco Giraudo, 0.P. Commissioner of the
Holy Office in 1961, to Fr, Berti, representing the Order of the
Servants of Mary, and made responsible for her writings by Maria
Vallorta herself (1961)
"You have our complete approval to continue the
publication of this second edition of Valtorta's Poem of the
Man-God"
Sister Monica Foltier, Cincinnati, Ohio (1987)
"lt is fantastic. I could hardly let it out of my
hands. After I finished it once, I immediately began to read it
again. It is going to have a terrific impact on those who wish
to live a more religious life."
Jean Aulagnier, specialist in ancient
calendars, author of a book on Valtorta's work (1995)
"Having established a scientific chronolgy of all
events and occurrences in Maria Valtorta's work, I cannot but
say it remains unexplainable otherwise than by divine
intervention."
Wayne Weible, International reporter and
Christian preacher, South Carolina (1987)
"I must tell you that I consider this book to be the
greatest book I have ever read outside of the holy scriptures.
It is a full amplification of the gospel stories of Jesus. I am
forever indebted to Maria [Valtorta] for this tremendous work. I
am promoting it as the best source for details of the life of
Christ and His BIessed Mother. Everywhere I speak I recommend
it."
Roulie Stadelmen, Great Modowa, N.J, (1987)
"The Poem of the Man-God, I LOVE IT. My only regret
is that I have not read it before."
David Ottman, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
(1987)
"The Poem of the Man-God should be put into the hands
of as many sincere people as possible [...] It is a wonderful
book and I have been so deeply touched by the simple beauty of
the account of Our Lord's Life."
Msgr. Macchi. private secretary of Pope Paul
VI, to Fr. C. M. Berti OSM, in an hour long interview (1963)
"When His Holiness (Paul VI) was Archbishop of Milan,
he read one of the books of The Poem of the Man-God. He told me
how he appreciated it, and had me send the complete work to the
Library of the diocesan Seminary."
Msgr. Gianfranco Nolli, director of the
Vatican Museum, author (1971)
"Whoever reads The Poem of the Man-God is favored
with spiritual blessing and inner peace."
Fr. Gabriel M. Roschini, professor at "Marianum",
Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Rome, famous mariologist,
author of 130 books, and advisor to the Holy Office (1972)
"I must candidly admit that the Mariology found in
Maria Valtorta's writings, whether published or not, has been
for me a real discovery. No other Marian writing, not even the
sum total of all the writings I have read and studied were able
to give me as clear, as lively, as complete, as luminous, or as
fascinating an image, both simple and sublime, of Mary, God's
masterpiece."
Dr, Vittorio Tredici, geologist and
mineralogist, Italy (1952)
"I wish to underline the author's unexplainably
precise knowledge of Palestine in its panoramic, topographic,
geological and mineralogical aspects."
Fr. A.S. Rosso, ofm, missionary, professor,
editor (1974)
"I always find something new in it, even after
reading it eight times."
Prof, Fabrizio Braccini, University of Palermo
(1979)
"What constitutes the finish line for others, so to
speak, is, on the contrary Maria Valtorta's ascetic starting
point."
Fr. Gabriel Allegre, Servant of
God, OFM, , Macao/Hong-Kong (1970). Father
Gabriel was the first to transtlate the entire Bible into
Chinese. He started the first Biblical institute in China. The
title "Servant of God" shows that this pre-eminent scripture
scholar has passed the first test in the process of becoming a
recognized saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Mandarin Chinese
is the most spoken language in the world.
"The finger of God is here. As for theological
justification of a book as convincing, as charismatic, as
extraordinary even from a merely human point of view, as is
Maria Valtorta's POEM OF THE MAN-GOD,
I find it in St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians 14,6
where he writes: Take me, for instance brothers, of what use
could I be to you, if I were to come to you speaking tongues,
but without revelation or knowledge, prophecy or doctrine?"
H.E. George H.
Pearce, s.m., former Archbishop of Suva, Fiji, now active
in Providence, Rhode Island (1987)
"I
first came in contact with the work of Maria Valtorta in 1979
[...] I find it tremendously inspiring. It is impossible for me
to imagine that anyone could read this tremendous work with an
open mind and not be convinced that its author can be no one but
the Holy Spirit of God."
Fr. Gino C. Violini, Calgary Alberta,
Canada (1987)
"lt is the gospel proclaimed with new vigor and detail. It
is a powerful light beamed on the person of Jesus Christ and his
eternal teachings. Indeed this work appears to be the only true
vision-and-word revelation on the gospels ever granted to
mankind."
Rev. E. Vitchkoski, M. I. C., Thompson,
Connecticut (1987)
"I have read the story of the Adoration of the
Shepherds... at least 8 times... to individuals, small groups,
and even a group of 24. The reaction is amazing. All are touched
profoundly. [...] All are enthusiastic. I believe that this is
the age to know more about Our Lord and Lady. The time is ripe
and the people ready and thirsting to know and love."
Fr. Brendan O'Keefe, St Louis, Missouri (1987)
"lt seemed to have a mystifying effect on me bringing
a deep inner peace."