Pope fails to call out Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during visit to apocalypse shrine
The pope ditched his prepared remarks and did not even publicly recite a prayer that had been written for the occasion.
He did not condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine or publicly pray for peace during his visit, drawing some consternation from some of the estimated 200,000 who packed the town’s central esplanade before the sun rose to get a chance to see the pontiff. The children, siblings Francisco and Jacinta Marto and their cousin Lucia, said that the Madonna appeared before them six times and told them three secrets — the first two describing an apocalyptic picture of hell, predicting the end of World War I and the start of World War II, and warned of the rise and fall of Soviet Communism, according to the legend.
One of the children become a nun as an adult. She said that one of the prophecies had been that peace would reign on Earth Russia, which turned to Communism the same year as the visions, was converted and the nation was consecrated to the “Immaculate Heart of Mary.”AFP via Getty Images
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