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It [the Third Secret] has nothing to do with Gorbachev. The Blessed Virgin was alerting us against apostasy in the Church.3 Cardinal Ciappi In a personal communication to a Professor Baumgartner in Salzburg, Cardinal Mario Luigi Ciappi, who was the personal papal theologian to Popes John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I and John Paul II, revealed: In the Third Secret it is foretold, among other things, that the great apostasy in the Church will begin at the top.4 Father Malachi Martin (Summer 1998) In a four-hour interview on the Art Bell radio program, Father Malachi Martin stated that in February 1960, while he was secretary to Cardinal Bea (who was one of the close advisors to Pope John XXIII), Father Malachi was given the Third of Fatima to read. Bound by oath not to reveal the Secret, he commented on different versions, which callers quoted to him on the program. He stated that Our Ladys words were dry and specific. In response to a quotation that a pope would be under the control of satan, he responded, "Yes, it sounds as if they were reading the text of the Third Secret." He stated that the release of the Secret would provoke strong reactions. He stated that if the Secret were made public, the confessionals and churches would be filled with parishioners on their knees. He also stated that something very relevant to the U.S. is mentioned in the Secret. He stated that the central element of the Secret is awful, and that it concerns apostasy. Father Jose Valinho (2000 and 2003) Finally there is Sister Lucys nephew, Father Jose dos Santos Valinho. He related his opinion of the contents of the Third Secret in a book by Renzo and Roberto Allegri entitled Reportage su Fatima [Milan 2000], which was published providentially enough very shortly before the disclosure of the vision purported to be the Third Secret and the publication of booklet entitledThe Message of Fatima by Cardinal Ratzinger and Archbishop Bertone. Father Valinho stated: I believe that (third) part of the secret concerns the Church from within, perhaps doctrinal difficulties, a crisis of unity, rebellion. The last sentence my aunt wrote, which precedes the part that is still unknown, says, In Portugal, the dogma of the Faith will always be preserved. Therefore, people elsewhere in the Church might waver on dogma. But this is just speculation.5 On February 14, 2003 Father Valinho also spoke about the Third Secret on the program ENIGMA. It was transmitted prime time, nationwide on RAI, the national television network of Italy. Father Valinho stated on this ocassion: I believe that there is a connection between that which is announced in the first part of the Secret, which concerns wars and sufferings which would be everywhere, and the second part which concerns the persecutions and a type of breakdown of the faith. Because where the ellipsis (the three dots, "") was placed, it means "Here is the third part, which is not revealed" and then the conclusion "In Portugal the dogma of the faith will always be preserved etc." This suggests to me that there is a relationship between faith and the third
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part of the Secret. Therefore, it is something that relates to the Church. It is some kind of universal crisis which affects the whole Church and all of humanity.6 Notes: 1. Pope Pius XII, quoted in Msgr. Roche, Pius XII Devant LHistoire, pp. 52-53. 2. Frre Michel de la Sainte Trinit, The Whole Truth About Fatima, Vol. III, Immaculate Heart of Mary Press, Buffalo, NY, 1989, pg. 710. 3. Kramer, Rev. Paul, ed., The Devils Final Battle, The Missionary Association, Terryville, Connecticut, 2002, pg. 33 4. See Father Gerard Mura, "The Third Secret of Fatima: Has It Been Completely Revealed?", the periodical Catholic, (published by the Transalpine Redemptorists, Orkney Isles, Scotland, Great Britain) March 2002. 5. Ibid. 6. Reported in The Fatima Crusader, issue 74, p. 76. Related Articles: In the "Published Testimony" series: Father Fuentes (1957) Neues Europa (1963) Father Alonso (1975-1981) Pope John Paul II in Fulda, Germany (1980) Sister Lucys Letter (1982) The Bishop of Fatima (September 10, 1984) Cardinal Ratzinger (November 1984)
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