What is “The Fatima Challenge”?

“The Fatima Challenge” is a five-day symposium we will hold in Rome starting May 3, 2010. It is our goal to gather writers, experts, publishers, etc., on the Fatima Message. Now there are points on which Fatima writers agree, and there are points on which they do not agree.

Practically everyone who deals with Fatima accepts that Our Lady appeared six times in 1917; that She spoke to the children; that She asked us to pray the Rosary every day, etc. What is not agreed upon is whether the Consecration of Russia has been done according to the requests of Our Lady; whether the Vatican has released the full Third Secret; and whether the Message of Fatima is still urgent for our time. Our position is well known: that the Consecration of Russia is not done; that the Third Secret is not fully revealed; and that the Message of Fatima is more urgent than ever. We have repeatedly documented these facts.

There are other Fatima writers who take the opposite view. They claim the Consecration is accomplished; the Third Secret is fully revealed; and the urgency of Fatima belongs to the past. Many people listen to these Fatima commentators, including priests and bishops. They do not really look into the matter themselves, but just choose a Fatima ex- pert, as they regard him, to follow. Thus, the purpose of “The Fatima Challenge” is to invite those who are held as Fatima experts to gather in an atmosphere of charity and civility to see if we can’t come to an agreement, particularly regarding the Third Secret and the Consecration of Russia. We see the symposium consisting of three main themes:

1. Has the Third Secret been fully released?

2. Has the Consecration of Russia been accomplished ac- cording to the exact requests of Our Lady of Fatima?

3. Is the Fatima Message still urgent today?

Of course, there will be a number of sub-themes discussed, that flow from these three main points.