Why would these things happen though if catholicism wasnt the truth?

The mary appiritions brought messages of 'only catholicism is the truth'  'pray the rosary daily'  'visions of hell'.

It frightens me alot, im going on holiday next monday and i want it cleared up!

Don't take this the wrong way, JDee, but you are clearly not open to understanding that miraculous events and healings are found all over the world and in different religions (although those found in christianity are among the best documented and widely available).  Miracles and healings do not always come from without, but from within ordinary people.  It is the power of thought bound with conviction to create realities that defy the odds.  This power is within you, but only if you discover it yourself.

The idea that miracles were not synonymous with holiness was well known to Jewish rabbis.  Warnings in the old testament caution not to assume that wondrous events signal a divine origin.

I gave you a reference to various miracles cited in Judaism, and also mentioned that there are many many stories of healings and miracles found in Buddhist and Hindu shrines, with many visitors making long pilgramages, yet you seem to not understand, and keep asking the same question.

My guess is that you have been preached to, and had fear instilled in you, and that until you understand that you have your own blocks/fear to overcome and do the research yourself, you will never get the answer you seek.

I don't mean to sound harsh, but you keep writing the same question, despite very good responses.

Doc

One thing I dont get about the Mary appiritions though is that in every onde she appears as a pale white northern european.

Would the actual virgin mary not have been a dark Palestinian?