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Fátima and Scholarly Studies

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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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Sr. Lúcia on the 1984 Consecration

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Hello Everyone!

One of the best aspects of researching and writing my upcoming book On the Third Part of the Secret of Fátima was the restricted nature of the work. As my focus was strictly upon the third part of the secret, I left out questions over the 1984 consecration made by Pope St. John Paul II.

While I make no definitive statement on the matter of the consecration here or in my book, I did come across an interesting video about the consecration. The video shows Sr. Lúcia talking with a Cardinal who I believe to be Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, the retired Cardinal-Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines. Between them is Carlos Evaristo, who, given his position between them, appears to be serving as translator for the Cardinal.

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