Original sentence: ) on the subject of salvation.As in all other private revelations, Catholics in general are not required to believe the messages of Mother Ravasio.Bishop Caillot ordered an investigation, and after ten years issued a letter stating that the messages had a divine nature.Given that the Catechism of the Catholic Church #239 specifically states that "God is neither man nor woman: he is God", some writers reason that the reported message that God the Father desired his image as an icon to be used in worship contradicts the Catholic teachings that God the Father is invisible and formless.In 1988 the messages received the imprimatur of Cardinal Canisius Van Lierde, Vicar general of the Vatican City State, whose general duties were the administration of daily functions of Vatican City.Moother Ravasio's messages were approved by Bishop Alexander Caillot of Grenoble, who was mentioned in the messages.Other Catholic writers have viewed some of Mother Ravasio's messages as heretical, e.The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Holy See, which is the official authority for approving private revelations on behalf of the Catholic church has not approved Mother Ravasio's messages as authentic, nor issued an opinion on them.The argument asserting the heretical nature of this statement relies on the assertion that this promise ignores and rejects all tradition, scripture, and the teachings of the Magisterium (e.The decision about the authenticity of private revelations is left to the conscience of each individual Catholic.The imprimatur signified that in the Cardinal's opinion the messages contain nothing against faith and morals, but not certifying that the messages were received from God the Father.Thus despite the approval letter and the imprimatur, some Catholic writers point to a number of specific doctrinal errors within the messages of Mother Ravasio.the message stating that "a person can achieve eternal salvation, with certainty, merely by calling God by the name 'Father,' even only one time"