associates did not obey these orders. In May 1975, Bishop Frederick William Freking (1964–1983), Treacy's immediate successor, placed Van Hoof and six of her key followers under interdict, precipitating Van Hoof's final schism with the Roman Catholic Church. Aftermath Since 1975, the shrine has continued to operate, but has disaffiliated from the Roman Catholic Church, and affiliated instead with an Old Catholic, conservative independent organization. The shrine runs a private primary school, established in 1982, and a visitor center. Believers are building a new "House of Prayer" at the spot of the visions. Seven Sorrows of Our Sorrowful Mother's Home for Unwanted Infants - The name of the orphanage that used to be run by this community in the 1970s. Bibliography Cuneo, Michael. "The Vengeful Virgin: Studies in Contemporary Catholic Apocalypticism" in Millennium, Messiahs and Mayhem. Henry Robbins and Susan Palmer, editors. New York: Routledge, 1997. Johnson, Kevin Orlin. Apparitions: Mystic Phenomena and What They Mean, Dallas, 1998. Kselman, Thomas A. and Steven Avella, "Marian Piety and the Cold War in the United States," Catholic Historical Review 72 (1986): 403–424 Maloney, Marlene. "Necedah Revisited: Anatomy of a Phony Apparition" Fidelity Magazine, vol. 8, no. 3 (February 1989) pp. 18–34. ISSN 0730-0271 Swan, Henry My Work With Necedah Necedah: For My God and My Country Inc, 1959. Van Hoof, Mary Ann and Myrtle Sommers. Revelations and Messages as Given Through Mary Ann Van Hoof at Necedah Wisconsin: Vol. 1: 1950–1970, Vol. 2: 1971–1975. Necedah: For My God and My Country Inc., 1978. Zimdars-Swartz, Sandra. "Religious Experience and Public Cult: The Case of Mary Ann Van Hoof." Journal of Religion and Health 28 (1989): 36–57. Zimdars-Swartz, Sandra Encountering Mary. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991. References External links Necedah Shrine Case, Thomas W. "The Tridentine Rite Conference and Its Schismatic Cousins" Originally published in Fidelity Magazine, 1993 Joseph Dwight "My Personal Reasons Why I Left the Shrine at Necedah, Wisconsin" Shrines to the Virgin Mary Old Catholic church buildings in Wisconsin Churches in Juneau County, Wisconsin