Fátima and Scholarly Studies

When I was in Fátima last year, I had the opportunity to meet and speak with Dr. Marco Daniel Duarte who heads the Archives of the Sanctuary.

During a paper that he presented during the Congress, Dr. Duarte made reference to the criticisms of Fr. Edouard Dhanis, S.J. I do not recall the exact comment, but the impression that it left on me was that Duarte was critical of Dhanis.

A good article has appeared in Portuguese wherein Duarte continues that discussion. I offer it here for the consideration of interested readers. There is a lot about which one can question Dhanis. I am glad to see that the Sanctuary appears to be addressing his writings more directly. Below you shall find the beginning of the article.

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Fátima Interview: WCAT Radio

Bob Olson:
Welcome to I Thought You’d Like to Know This Too, which is the Friday edition of I Thought You’d Like to Know This, and its interviews with very interesting people who have a message for you. We have with us tonight, Kevin Symonds. Welcome Kevin!

Kevin Symonds:
Hi! It’s good to be with you this evening.

Bob Olson:
We talked and interviewed Kevin a while back on two books that he has written Refractions of Light which are revelations, private revelations, and also the book Leo XIII and the Prayer to St. Michael. Joining us tonight too is Al Bilowski who is the host of our program on Wednesday nights which is called Catholic Mysticism. So, let’s get right into it, Kevin. We’re going to talk about Fátima and what happened at Fátima, so let’s go!

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