[Servant of the Cross]

"The middle of the letter is private because that is where the personal apology is".

I concur with your viewpoint that this is an amazing leap of conjecture. There are also reports that the "middle" of the letter did not refer to Medjugorje at all.

I found this article interesting too: Austrian Church Official Rejects Rumour Against Cardinal Schonborn.

[davidtlig]

There are also reports that the "middle" of the letter did not refer to Medjugorje at all.

I went back to Bishop Peric's website and yes, you are right, the Bishop's site itself indicates that the unpublished part of the Cardinal's letter is not connected with Medjugorje.