Actually, good question. Probably because appearing on Rideo Drive it Central Park would be even less credible. All 6 kids (ages 9-16 at the time, 1981) came from different families. The local priest (Fr Jozo) didn’t believe them at first but he soon heard a voice at the back of his church (St James) to “protect the children”. He later spent time in prison for supporting them. There’s something very huge happening spiritually in this little village. Oh sure the gypsies from Mostar now ply their plastic madonnas kn every street corner snd the little town has expanded. I’m just glad I went in ‘87 without a “pilgrimage” mindset. Medjugorje is a continuation of Lourdes and Fatima. The fact that these apparitions have continued daily for these many, many years should raise some atheist eyebrows. She’s here for a reason. There will always be frauds and copycats and schizophrenics. This is different. It bears good fruit.