contradiction with the dispositions of ecclesiastical authority and thus disseminate confusion among the people especially among the simple and defenseless.</blockquote> Seers In 1972, Mari Loli Mazón moved to the United States, where she would live for the next 37 years until her death in Plaistow, New Hampshire in 2009. Jacinta González became Jacinta Moynihan and is living in Oxnard, California, just north of Los Angeles with her husband, Jeffrey Moynihan and daughter Maria. Mari Cruz González lives in Aviles, Spain and is married with four children (Gabriel was born in 1975, Juan Carlos — in 1978, Lourdes — in 1981 and Ignacio — in 1985). Conchita González later went to the United States and married Patrick Keena in 1973; they live in New York City with their four children but they also maintain a house in Fátima, Portugal. Analysis In his book Person and God in a Spanish Valley, W. A. Christian, Jr., who spent some time in Garabandal, suggests that the alleged apparitions arose from a perceived threat to traditional local beliefs and practices due to some changes resulting from the Second Vatican Council. The Garabandal apparitions had the support of members of the family of Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, pretender to the Spanish and French thrones. Conchita Gonzales attended a public papal audience with some of the Bourbon-Parmas. There was, however, no private audience or special blessing as claimed. Skepticism Skeptical investigator Joe Nickell has written that the alleged Garabandal miracles came from anecdotal reports, never performed under reliable conditions or observed by experts in deception, such as professional magicians. According to Nickell they have "the earmarks of childish stunts and simple tricks." Nickell also noted that on three occasions the "Garabandal visionaries retracted some statements they had made about their experiences." See also Marian apparitions San Sebastián de Garabandal Saint Michael the Archangel Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Spain Bibliography Conchita González, 1965, Diario de Conchita de Garabandal Conchita González, 1983, Miracle at Garabandal, Judith Albright, 1997, Our Lady at Garabandal, Francisco Sanchez-Ventura y Pascual, 1965, The Apparitions of Garabandal'' References Cardinal Seper statement at Univ. of Dayton External links The apparitions of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of Garabandal Garabandal: Only God Knows – The 2018 Movie Workers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of Garabandal – Official Web site of the Workers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The organization was founded