An Invitation to Come to Rome
Fatima Peace Conference 2001 to Address Questions and Solutions on Escalating Armed Conflicts
September 28, 2001
Dear Sir:
Why are violence and bloodshed accelerating?
On July 6, 2001, the International Red Cross stated there are more
armed conflicts now than at any other time since World War II.
"We don’t have a world war, but we do have wars around the world,"
Jean-Daniel Tauxe, chief of operations of the Geneva-based International
Committee of the Red Cross, said at the presentation of its 2000 Annual
Report.
Since the "end of the Cold War" in the early 1990s, explained Mr.
Tauxe, the conflicts are no longer between states, but internal "and they are
dreadful". At least 25 countries are engaged in bitter violence, and civilians
are now the prime casualties.
"The year 2000," he said, "merely confirmed the trend prevailing at the
end of the millennium whereby civilians bear the brunt of hostilities and are
often deliberately targeted."
More alarming still, Red Cross workers are increasingly coming under
attack.
For example, on April 26, 2001 in northeastern Congo, six Red Cross
workers were slain while delivering a food relief truck clearly marked with the
emblematic Red Cross.
Yet There is Hope
Despite these bleak reports, the organizers of Fatima Peace Conference
2001 believe that a solution for world peace is within our grasp, if only it
would be tried.
That solution is centered around an event in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917
— an event reported by the major newspapers in Portugal at the time.
The story of Fatima is well-known. Even Warner Brothers, in 1952,
produced a movie entitled "The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima". It is the
account of the Blessed Virgin Mary appearing to three shepherd children,
Jacinta, Francisco and Lucy, and promising peace to the world if a sufficient
number of people "cease offending God" and heed Her requests for prayer,
especially the Rosary, and for penance.
In fact, the Portuguese newspaper O Seculo, which was not
sympathetic to religious matters, reported the October 13 "Miracle of the Sun"
at Fatima in its October 15, 1917 edition.
The newspaper said: "Before the dazed eyes of the people ... the sun
trembled, it made strange and abrupt movements outside of all cosmic laws,
‘the sun danced’, according to the typical expression of the
peasants."
Over 70,000 people, including politicians, professionals and
journalists had come to Fatima on that day because the Blessed Virgin predicted
"In October, I will perform a miracle so that all may believe" in Her
message.
That message has proven to be the most prophetic event in modern times,
and directly intertwined with major global events.
Prophecy and Fulfillment
Please let us explain why we take the Message of Fatima seriously. It
is because of its "track record" of astounding prophecies that have been
fulfilled, and continue to be fulfilled to this day. For example:
• On July 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin predicted a miracle, which was fulfilled in
the October 13, 1917 Miracle of the Sun witnessed by 70,000 people and reported
by the secular press.
• She predicted on June 13, 1917, "I will
come to take Francisco and Jacinta to Heaven soon." The prophecy was fulfilled when young Francisco died on April 4, 1919, and with
the death of Jacinta on February 20, 1920.
• She predicted on July 13, 1917, "the war
(WWI) is going to end soon." This was fulfilled when World
War I’s fighting ended on November 11, 1918, one year and one month after
Her last appearance at Fatima.
• She predicted "if people do not cease
offending God, a more terrible war will break out during the pontificate of
Pius XI." This was fulfilled by Hitler’s aggression
in Europe in the 1930s, during the pontificate of Pope Pius XI. Note, Benedict
XV was Pope during the time of the Fatima apparitions, and it was impossible
that three illiterate shepherd children would know the name of the next
Pope.
• She predicted "a night illumined by an
unknown light," that would be a sign that the world is about to be punished by
another great war. On the night of January 25-26, 1938, this prophecy was fulfilled by a strange light lasting for hours over much
of Europe, and which preceded the outbreak of World War II. (The "strange
light" was reported in the New York Times the next day.)
Yet there are dire predictions still to be fulfilled.
Our Lady of Fatima warned that there would be no peace, that wars and
persecutions would increase, and that "various nations will be annihilated"
because of the sins of the world.
To avoid these chastisements, Our Lady requested that the Pope, in
union with all the world’s bishops, consecrate Russia to Her Immaculate
Heart. If this is done, She promised the conversion of Russia and a period of
peace to be granted to mankind.
In the light of Fatima, the Peace Conference will examine the many
ongoing wars and threats to world peace, and the only viable solution which
Heaven has given -- a solution that was endorsed by God before 70,000 witnesses
to the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima.
Come to Rome
The Conference will be held from October 7 to 13, at the Pontifical University of the Sacred Heart in Rome. The location is full
of significance since it stands next to Gemelli Hospital, where the ambulance
took Pope John Paul II after he was shot in Saint Peter’s Square in
1981.
The date of Mehmet Ali Agca’s attempted murder of the Pope was May
13, 1981, the anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady of Fatima in
1917.
The Conference has assembled an impressive array of speakers,
scholars, theologians, authors and activists including Father Nicholas Gruner,
S.T.L., S.T.D. (Cand.); Father Paul Kramer, B.Ph., M.Div., S.T.L. (Cand.); Randy
Engel; Christopher Ferrara, Esq.; Cornelia Ferreira; Robert Goldsborough;
William Jasper; Gerry Matatics; Michael J. Matt; Joe Scheidler; John Vennari;
David Allen White, Ph.D.; and Thomas Woods, Ph.D.
Along with statesmen and world leaders, the Fatima Center has invited
Cardinals, bishops, priests, journalists and professionals and its own
supporters to attend this historic gathering.
The Third Secret
The Conference will also discuss last year’s "release" of the
Third Secret of Fatima, an issue bursting with controversy.
By all accounts, the "release" of the Third Secret was one of the major
news stories of the year 2000, but the question as to whether we have received
the full text of the Secret lingers.
The July 1 Washington Post was one of many newspapers noting
that the Vatican’s "interpretation" of the Secret (as nothing more than a
prediction of an attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II) did not square
with the text the Vatican released.
Even Mother Angelica, on her EWTN television program, recently
expressed her belief that the Vatican has not yet revealed the entire Secret.
And if the Vatican has not released the complete Secret, then why not? Fatima
Peace Conference 2001 will address this question.
R.S.V.P.
We hope you will attend the Rome conference. Please spend October 7
through 13 with men and women working toward World Peace, and working toward
the end of violence, bloodshed and "dreadful conflicts".
The goal of World Peace is within our grasp if a sufficient number of
concerned souls know and fulfill Our Lady’s Message of Fatima.
With this letter addressed to you, you will enjoy free admission to the
conference* itself. Enclosed is an R.S.V.P. form. Please fill it out and return
it to inform the Fatima Center of your plans to attend.
Sincerely,
Coralie Graham John Vennari Michael Matt
Editor: The Fatima Crusader Editor: Catholic Family News
Editor: The Remnant
P.S. Again, Fatima Peace Conference 2001 will be held from October 7 to 13 at the Pontifical University of the Sacred Heart in
Rome, Italy. For more details, please review the conference flyer included
with this letter.
P.P.S. Also enclosed is a new booklet "God’s Endorsement of
Fatima", which confirms the Pope’s statements that "The message of Fatima
imposes an obligation on the Church."
* travel, meals and lodging not included.
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