Ahh, Pani Rose, you have hit on what I was referring to.
Not all apparitions are true, and some are just ridiculous, e.g. BVM on a grilled cheese sandwich, in a formed chocolate, etc. How can people take that serious?
There are authentic apparitions, to re-affirm and give witness to the faith. In fact, through the intercession of the Holy Theotokos, I found my way to the faith because of apparitions such as Fatima.
I would not have believed in the Catholic faith AT ALL, if God had not put a conviction in my heart that these apparitions, Eucharistic Miracles, weeping icons/statues, were true. The Holy Theotokos interceded, caught my attention, and turned my life upside down, in a way that I can not doubt, and will be forever grateful.