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“The Fatima Crusader” Discloses
Vatican Coverup of THIRD SECRET
August 7, 2000
 The revelation
by the Vatican of the long-suppressed “Third Secret of Fatima” has
sparked a controversy that is now rocking the Catholic Church.
For more than 40
years, the Third Secret (the final part of a message by the Blessed Virgin Mary
to three Portuguese shepherd children during Her apparitions in the early
1900's) has been kept under lock and key.
Despite promises
that it would be revealed to the world in 1960, the Secret, consisting of
approximately 25 lines on a single sheet of paper, was suddenly suppressed in
that year and Catholics were told it would probably remain under seal forever.
The
four-page document released by the Vatican on June 26, which it claims is the
Third Secret, has only renewed the Third Secret controversy. It is not the
single sheet of paper containing words of the Virgin Mary which everyone had
expected and to which the Vatican itself had referred in 1960.
The Vatican
“spin” on the text released June 26 is that it refers to the
assassination attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II in 1981 and other events
entirely in the past. Many have asked why, if this is so, the Vatican continued
to suppress the Secret for nearly 20 years after the assassination attempt.
The
Fatima Crusader Issue 64 provides a detailed exposé of the machinations
behind the recent controversial disclosures, as well as the background leading
up to these events.
Many Catholic
publications and secular journals have already expressed skepticism about the
Vatican’s claim that what it released is the complete, authentic text of
the long-awaited Third Secret. There has also been much criticism of the
Vatican’s official interpretation of the document.
The Vatican has
offered no explanation for its long suppression of this seemingly innocuous
document, which contains none of the criticism of Church policies or leadership
it was expected to contain.
While Vatican
officials have attempted to close the door on Fatima with this publication, it
seems clear that the real story is still unfolding, and there are more chapters
to come.
Contact: Father Paul Kramer
The Fatima Centre, 452 Kraft
Road,
Fort Erie, Ontario L2A 4M7
(905) 871-7607.
The Fatima Center, home of "The Fatima Crusader", is the world's largest Fatima
apostolate campaigning for the promotion of the full Message of Fatima, for the
release of the Third Secret and for the Consecration of Russia to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary. Its outreach includes the print media, Internet,
Radio and Television. For more information on the Third Secret, click here.
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