Section XV
(Reflections On The Act Of Consecration)
We print here the Theological Reflections on the Act of Consecration of
the world performed by Pope John Paul II in Fatima.
Father Joseph de Sainte-Marie explains in theological terms what took place
May 13, 1982, in Fatima. That consecration was essentially the same one used
on March 25, 1984, as Pope John Paul II himself has said, and therefore these
reflections are still valid even for the later Act of Consecration.
Since both of them did not fulfill Our Lady of Fatima's request, these reflections
help to elucidate that which is still needed to be done by the Pope and the
bishops. Furthermore, these reflections enable those who have approached Fatima
from a scholarly standpoint to realize that there is much more to this most
important Fatima request than was conceded by some scholars.
This article originally appeared in the prestigious theological journal "Marianum,
- Ephemerides Mariologiae", published in Rome (issue of 1982, reference Annus
XLIV, Fasc. I-II, No. 128, pages 88-142).
It is with permission of the author given personally to Father Gruner that
we reprint it here.
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