Fatima, the Pope & the Secret Revealed:

Fatima. The "Secret" Revealed

The writings of Sister Lucia, interpreted in 2000 by then cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. On the eve of his return to this Marian shrine, as pope

by Sandro Magister

ROME, May 10, 2010 – For four days, beginning tomorrow, Benedict XVI will visit Portugal. His first stop will be Lisbon, and his last Porto. But in the central part of the trip he will stop at Fatima, where one of the most visited Marian shrines in the world stands.

Fatima is the place where in 1917 the Blessed Mother appeared to children and spoke with them, revealing, among other things, what would later be called a "secret."

The first two parts of this "secret" were made public in 1941, and are centered on a vision of hell and on persecutions of the Church.

The third and last part, long kept under wraps by the Vatican authorities, fostered keen anticipation that didn't die down even after the text was made public in 2000 by order of John Paul II. There are still those who maintain that some of the revelations are being kept hidden.

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