Is Fatima Dying with “Catholic” Portugal?
From: Michael Dear Fathers: Although I certainly understand the Church’s teaching that Fatima cannot trump nineteen centuries of Catholic tradition and history, I have always accepted the Fatima message. But now I am seeing a problem. Current news out of Portugal is that its Catholic-based anti-abortion laws are about to be repealed. If I couple this with the banjo church that’s a-building and the recent oecumenical travesties perpetrated by the Portuguese Newchurch hierarchy, it is difficult for me to understand what the Blessed Virgin could have meant when she said that in Portugal the dogma of the Faith would always be preserved. Since Portugal seems as cutting edge Newchurch as any country in the world, I do not think that the high profile Fatima promoters (you know who they are) have sufficiently addressed, or given a satisfactory answer to, this question. The Fathers Reply. There is something unique about Fatima that gives one great pause. Lourdes, Guadalupe, etc., never produced
