IN conformity with the decree of the sovereign Pontiff Urban VIII., I
declare that I wish to give only a purely human authority to all the
miraculous facts related in this work, excepting those that are
confirmed by the decisions of the Holy, Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman
Church, to whose infallible judgment I intend to submit my person and
my writings; nor shall I cease to declare myself her respectful son,
believing all that she proposes to my belief, because she is the sole
depositary here on earth of sound doctrine, of faith, and of catholic
unity.