Differing views on the Fatima article, a positive and negative (and our response)

No, the only thing that is ridiculous is your blindness.  It’s quite obvious – obvious, that is, to those who will take off the blinders and sincerely look at the facts – that Our Lady was not speaking of a religious conversion.  That is why Sr. Lucy said that the consecration of Russia means that: “The good Lord promises to end the persecution in Russia…”!!! (WTAF  Vol. 2, p. 465)  That is why Sr. Lucy said that the consecration of Russia will result in an “abbreviation of the tribulation,” not a conversion of the nation to the Catholic Faith.

Our Lord to Sr. Lucy, Oct. 22, 1940: “I will punish the nations for their crimes by means of war, famine and persecution of My Church and this will weigh especially upon My Vicar on earth.  His Holiness will obtain an abbreviation of these days of tribulation if he takes heed of My wishes by promulgating the Act of Consecration of the whole world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, with a special mention of Russia.” (The Whole Truth About Fatima – abbreviated: WTAF, Vol. 2, p. 732)

What part of this don’t you understand?  Even by just looking carefully at Our Lady’s words we can clearly see what she means.  She is not talking about the conversion of the nation to the Catholic Faith:

“The war is going to end.  But if they do not stop offending God, another and worse war will begin in the reign of Pius XI. When you shall see a night illuminated by an unknown light, know that it is a great sign that God gives you that He is going to punish the world for its crimes by means of war, of hunger, and of persecution of the Church and of the Holy Father.  To prevent this I come to ask the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart and the Communion of reparation on the first Saturdays.  If they listen to my requests, Russia will be converted and there will be peace.  If not she will scatter her errors through the world, provoking wars and persecutions of the Church.  The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, various nations will be annihilated. In the end my Immaculate Heart will triumph.  The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, and it will be converted and a certain period of peace will be granted to the world.”

… “war… hunger… persecution of the Church…”  To prevent “this” Our Lady came to ask the consecration of Russia. What part of this don’t you understand?  To those interested in truth, it makes sense.  But to those who want to desperately hang on to their myth because they would otherwise be forced to drastically re-assess their previous position on how the last days must play out (and possibly their entire position on the Vatican II apostasy), the facts will be ignored or attacked without foundation.  The same is true with everything.  You make an interesting statement in your e-mail. You write: “Your article gives way to despair.”  This reveals that one of the reasons you are so opposed to these facts is because you are fearful of what you would have to conclude about the present situation; in other words, you cannot handle the truth about the present apostasy, so you cannot handle the truth on this issue. The fact that you would call it “ridiculous” is actually ridiculous, since (in addition to the other facts) it’s quite obvious that Our Lady’s words about Russia being converted parallel Proverbs 16:7 – where conversion is used to describe conversion of an enemy from its persecuting ways to peace (not to the true Faith).  This reveals a profound level of dishonesty on your part. Moreover, your dismissal of these facts is also extremely selfish.  (That is one reason why many people will not see the truth on this issue; they are too selfish to really consider the plight of the people who lived in that era).  You totally belittle what the people in Russia were going through during that period, and dismiss Russia’s conversion from such monstrosities as basically irrelevant.  (To combat this tendency, that is why the article included many details on what was going on in Russia during that period.)  If you or your family were taken away to the Gulag or lived during the famine or suffered under Communist persecution, you would think quite differently, and perhaps the significance would then enlighten your selfish mind.  But you don’t delve deeply into their plight and that situation, because you are too selfish.  If it doesn’t affect you, it cannot be that significant. The article was written for those who really want to find out truth.  That’s not everyone, and apparently not you.  That is why it is stated at the beginning of the article: Can you handle the truth on this issue?  There has been so much brainwashing on this issue that many will reject it before even considering the facts.  While I’m not saying this issue is equivalent to rejecting the Gospel, I think it’s important to note again that the truth will always be rejected by many, no matter how convincing it is or who is presenting it.  As it is written of St. Paul’s disputations: “And some believed the things that were said; but some believed not” (Acts 28:24).  Further, while it is pointed out in the article that this issue is not a matter of Catholic doctrine, and therefore one is not bound by Catholic Faith to any particular position on this issue, it’s important to note that to dismiss truth on any issue (science, politics, etc.), and obstinately cling to error opposed by facts, would be considered a sin before God (dishonesty), even if it is not a heresy.  We believe this is the case with those who dismiss all the facts on this issue, and insist that Our Lady definitely and absolutely meant that Russia would be converted to the Catholic Faith, when there is no proof for this position, and much to the contrary.