Remember sometimes in history like Jonah with Nineveh warning which was destruction from the Lord. The city repented and the Lord did not destroy. I think of these old testament stories when the apparitions occur. I do not know about this St Catherine Laboure though. I have not read much. But a prophet that predicts and it does not happen is not a prophet as the bible defines. Also I guess an exeception to the rule because of God’s compassion.
But a prophet that predicts and it does not happen is not a prophet as the Bible defines.
I agree. However, I don't think a visionary and a prophet are necessarily the same thing. Some visionaries have seen future events, such as the Paris Commune uprising (St. Catherine) or the massacres in Rwanda (Our Lady of Kibeho), while others have not.
I think a person can be in error simply because people make errors in reporting what they have heard or seen. We understand this when we're dealing with natural events, but recall of supernatural events is also subject to our basic nature.