christian@topaz.UUCP (02/27/87)
I was watching a movie recently, about the miracle of Fatima(sp) The story goes...that 3 young children, 2 girls and a boy, saw the image of Mary by a tree. She gave several predictions of things that were to happen, Does anyone know of the story, and have some info?? I know that the first message was that the little boy was going to die, and for the rest, I don't know. I think that the one girl is a nun, and is still alive. Thanks, Jack Stanley
christian@topaz.UUCP (03/02/87)
I'm somewhat reluctant to say very much about this subject - the purported vision of Mary at Fatima by three very young Spanish children (eldest 9 I believe), after WW1 and shortly before the Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution of 1917. But apparently this event is officially considered by the Catholic Church to involve a miraculous revelation, which has been taken seriously by some Popes, especially after many years when some international political predictions were fulfilled. As I understand it, the ultimate message conveyed by the children involves a startling warning about Russia, then a very religious country, advising the Pope and Cardinals to consecrate Russia to the Virgin if disaster is to be avoided and peace secured. As I said, I believe that some Popes have acted on this, although lately and somewhat equivocally. Many will consider this to be superstition, no doubt, however, well-known Catholic writer and Vatican-observer Malachi Martin suggests in his slightly veiled novel, _Vatican_, the effect of the Fatima episode behind-the-scenes of the Vatican.
christian@topaz.UUCP (03/11/87)
[In article <9752@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> harwood@cvl.uucp (David Harwood) responded to a question about the purported vision of Mary at Fatima.] Wasn't this message supposed to be revealed to the world in 1960 by the pope? If so, why wasn't the world told what supposedly was said to the three children? It is said that the popes before 1960 were permitted to read this message and some cried when they did so. Any truth to this either? Just curious. I don't know what to believe about all of this but the movie was good. ray