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| On May 5, 2004, SIC,
a national Portuguese TV station, announced its coverage of the Hindu ritual at
Fatima. |
Morning prayers in
the Radha Krishna temple in Lisbon. |
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| Close-up of some of
the pagan idols. "All the invocations are hateful to God because all of their
gods are devils." - Saint Francis Xavier |
A young Hindu woman
explains the importance of their various gods. |
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| About 60 Hindus
travel by bus to Fatima. |
Arrival at the Fatima
Shrine. |
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| Hindus approach
Fatima Shrine. |
The Hindus bring a
gift of flowers. For them, Our Lady of Fatima is a manifestation of one of
their gods. |
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| SIC broadcasting
says, "This is a unique moment in the history of the Sanctuary and of devotion
itself ..." |
SIC broadcast
continues, "... The Hindu priest, the Shastri, recites at the (Catholic) altar
the Shanti Pa, the prayer for peace." |
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| The Hindu ritual - a
ceremony to false gods - desecrates the Fatima Shrine, making it necessary for
the chapel to be re-consecrated. |
The Hindu family of
Portugal "worshiping" at the shrine after the Hindu ceremony. |
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| Hindu "priest" speaks
of a "divine energy". |
Shrine Rector Guerra
speaks approvingly about the Hindu worship at Fatima. |
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| Crossing the
esplanade to meet the Bishop and Shrine Rector. |
Received by the
Bishop, SIC explains, "the Hindu pilgrims are received as if they were an
embassy, an unheard of gesture ..." |
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| "... which can be
understood as an invitation for other visits." This means that the pagan
desecration of Fatima is likely to happen again. |
The Bishop of Fatima
says, "We do not want to be fundamentalists". |
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| Shrine Rector Guerra
receives a shawl covered with verses of the Bhagavad Gita, a "sacred
book" of Hinduism, whose basic message is that all of life is an
illusion. |
The Bishop of Fatima
also willingly accepts from the Hindu "priest" a shawl laden with verses of
pagan mythology. |