Word: klug
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...stocky woman with soft gray hair and intense brown eyes walks quietly in front of a modest pedestal holding a small statue of St. Joseph and the infant Jesus. An aide strings a microphone around her neck. Then to her rapt audience Mrs. Frances Klug, 51, a devout Catholic, mother of three and wife for 26 years of an insurance agent, explains that she is "only a transmitter" not only for various saints (especially St. Joseph) but also for the Virgin Mary and even the Blessed Trinity...
This Child. Fran Klug's pleasant, unlined face reveals no emotion as she waits for her heavenly "locutions" to start coming through. In a few moments her lips begin to move. Her voice is even and soft. "I am St. Joseph," the voice says. "There has been no one like this child [Mrs. K.] except when the son walked the land. I, St. Joseph, will tell you things you have never known." Then, instead of some horrific revelation, comes a homey bit of apocrypha from the saint, telling how the Holy Family rushed away from the dinner table...
...leave," St. Joseph is saying, like the M.C. of this celestial show of shows, "another wants to speak -one I know you love." Mrs. Klug's head lolls to one side. She sighs. The assembly holds its breath. "My beloved," intones God the Father. "A long time ago I created this hill, and I have come now in this day to repossess it. It will bring millions of souls to me." Then, incredibly on such a clear day, thunder rumbles in the hills. Fran Klug rubs her eyes. But it does not take a sign to confirm the faith...
...Klug has apparently received no specific revelations on how the Trinity plans to finance the ambitious building program, which could cost as much as $50 million. But a sprinkling of Cadillacs at the locution meetings indicates that some of the contributions may be considerably more than indicated by the "Pennies for Heaven" box, which is a permanent fixture on the hill. The bulk of her supporters appear to be middle-income suburban whites from nearby Catholic parishes. In October there will be a mammoth "Festival of Hope" bazaar (grand prize: a station wagon), and in November the corporation will throw...
Even those who do not support the Hill seldom question Mrs. Klug's sincerity. In hopes of securing the blessing of Pope Paul VI she has sent the Vatican a transcript of her revelations, which have been coming in regularly for some five years now. So far there has been no word from the Vatican, but Bishop Leo T. Maher of San Diego has advised his flock not to support the Hill, citing the possible harm to the "unsuspecting faithful" from claims that could turn out to be erroneous or fraudulent. Fran, though, is not deterred by criticism...