THE FATIMA CRUSADER ISSUE 104 • WINTER 2013 See Photo Caption on Back Cover http://www.fatimacrusader.com/cr104.pdf FATHER GRUNER SPEAKS TO THE EUROPEAN UNION PARLIAMENT ABOUT THE MESSAGE OF FaTIMA FOR WORLD PEACE On Tuesday, October 23, Father Nicholas Gruner and Christopher Ferrara, accompanied by participants of the Rosary Procession and a statue of the Virgin Mary, were welcomed into the European Union Parliament at Strasbourg, France to explain the motion put forward for the Consecration of Russia and subsequent world peace. The Fatima Center’s presentation was sponsored by Members of the European Parliament Mario Borghezio and Lorenzo Fontana. Following are the addresses to the European Union Parliament. At the end of the addresses, questions were posed by Members of Parliament and by the Press. Mr. Borghezio: written declaration along with would like to thank you all me. I would like to underline for your presence. We’re the importance of this initiative, Istarting the long awaited which ideally goes back to the Press Conference on the Message symbol of the European Union of Fatima and on the reasons for flag, those 12 stars which are this “resolution” of ours – a copy usually forgotten but are also a of which will be given to all of Marian traditional image and you – which has been signed by have a very important spiritual my colleague, Mr. Fontana, and and meta-political significance by myself, and to which various for those (like us) who have other colleagues have given their at heart the Christian roots of approval. [See the Motion on Europe. Today, this initiative is page 19 of this issue.] particularly significant in the light of the Message of Fatima, I would like to thank also the which will be better explained Vice President of the European by the two illustrious speakers Commission, Mr. Tajani, who we have here today. asked me this morning to convey his greetings to you. I will now I will now give the floor to my give the floor to my colleague, colleague, Mr. Fontana. Mr. Fontana, who signed this 2 The Fatima Crusader | Winter 2013 http://www.fatimacrusader.com/cr104.pdf From left, Members of European Parliament Lorenzo Fontana and Mario Borghezio, who sponsored Father Gruner’s motion to the European Parliament assembly for the Consecration of Russia; Father Gruner speaking and Christopher Ferrara, who also addressed the Parliament regarding the current dangers their countries are in and that Fatima is the ONLY solution. Vera Cecillon, one of our Paris volunteers, holds the statue of Jesus and Mary. Mr. Fontana: our two Fatima experts, who I Thank you. Ladies and would like to thank for being gentlemen, I would like to thank with us today. By the way, I’ve Mr. Borghezio for involving me been in Fatima myself and I’m in this initiative. I believe that particularly devoted to Our Lady the Message of Fatima is one of of Fatima. the most important messages for Mr. Borghezio: all mankind. It is not by chance if I would like to welcome an all the last Popes were all strong Italian member of the House devotees of Our Lady of Fatima! of Parliament, Mr. Polledri of What we’re trying to achieve Piacenza, who authoritatively today is a very positive way to represents all the Catholics promote world peace, because of our political movement, the current crisis is linked to Lega Nord. the crisis of morality in Europe (because – let’s admit it – Europe Ladies and Gentlemen, please is affected by a widespread welcome Father Gruner who – atheism and immorality), and is as you all know – is the founder also partially due to the current of the Association Madonna di crisis of the Church, which has Fatima Onlus (Association of been so evident in the last years. Our Lady of Fatima). Thank you, Father Gruner, for the honor of I will now give the floor to The Fatima Crusader | Winter 2013 3 http://www.fatimacrusader.com/cr104.pdf your presence here today with us. reverse it to the year 1917, you will see what Our Lady was Father Nicholas Gruner: talking about when She said I will let Chris Ferrara speak that the errors of Russia would first, since he has written several spread throughout the world, books on the Message of Fatima. unless Her requests at Fatima I will speak after Mr. Ferrara. were granted – in particular, Christopher Ferrara: Her request for the Consecration of Russia. My name is Christopher Ferrara. I’m a Civil Attorney in The prophecy of Fatima is of the United States in the field of consequence to the European Religious Liberty and I’m here Union because it was confirmed today to support this initiative in a way that anyone with any for a motion before the EU prudence can see that it verifies Parliament, expressing what I the authenticity of the Message. hope will be the sentiment of this In fact, She said to the three governing body that it would seers of Fatima that She would be a wise and prudent decision come to perform a miracle to ask the Pope to consecrate on October 13, 1917 so that Russia to the Immaculate Heart everyone, even non-believers, of Mary. would be able to place credence in the prophecies that She Why do I, as a Civil Attorney made during the apparitions, from the United States, come including the Message She gave before this body to make such on July 13, 1917, the great an unusual request? Of what Secret of Fatima, which is in possible concern could the three parts. Message of Fatima be to the European Parliament? Well, Our In the first two parts of the Lady appeared at Fatima in 1917 great Secret, the authenticity to explain precisely why Her was confirmed by the Miracle apparitions were of importance, of the Sun on October 13, 1917. not only to the Church, but to She prophesied precisely the the world. She came to ask in following events: particular for the Consecration 1. The coming end of World of Russia so that there would be War I; peace in the world. 2. The beginning of World War And why in the year 1917? If II. you take history as a film and 3. The spread of the errors 4 The Fatima Crusader | Winter 2013 http://www.fatimacrusader.com/cr104.pdf of Communism throughout Hollywood movie dedicated to the world. the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima 4. The raising up of wars and which is being sold to this day on persecutions against the Amazon.com. This is recognized Church. as an authentic historical event by secular historians. 5. The suffering of the faithful and the Holy Father. Our Lady provided this miracle to authenticate Her prophecy Ultimately, She said that if Her which calls for the Consecration requests for the Consecration of Russia, and specifically of Russia and other things She Russia, to Her Immaculate requested were not granted Heart so that the events which then there would take place the came out of Russia, the errors annihilation of nations. And that have spread from Russia, these prophecies would come to will be rolled back in a most pass, one after the other, with miraculous fashion. complete accuracy. And we are here today to And, as I say, the prophetic ask that this body consider content of the Message was endorsing the motion to petition confirmed by a miracle and the Pope whose obligation it is to witnessed by 70,000 people in perform the ceremony together Portugal on October 13, 1917. with all the Catholic bishops The sun left its place in the sky, of the world to consecrate plunged toward the crowd of Russia to the Immaculate Heart 70,000 people, many of whom of Mary. converted on the spot, in terror The Message of Fatima is not at this spectacle. The event was just some private apparition. witnessed 20 miles distant from We have not only the Miracle of the Cova da Iria where the event the Sun, but the approval of one took place. People who were Pope after another, who have not even expecting the event attested to the authenticity of witnessed it. People who did this message. not believe – atheists, skeptics – who had come to mock the And what will happen if Apparitions, saw the Miracle of the Consecration of Russia the Sun. is not accomplished? Well, if the errors of Russia that have The New York Times reported spread throughout the world this miracle. There was even a since 1917 can be summed up The Fatima Crusader | Winter 2013 5 http://www.fatimacrusader.com/cr104.pdf as the abandonment of God apostasy that Pope John Paul and His love; if, as John Paul II II lamented not long before said in his apostolic exhortation his death.” in 2003, Ecclesia in Europa – So we come here today to ask Europe now suffers from a silent this Parliament, as a matter of apostasy – then the miraculous prudence, whether you believe result which will follow from or not, to call upon the Pope this consecration will be a and the bishops to conduct this reversal of that situation. Consecration of Russia, which As Pope Benedict XVI said in would be a ceremony of public his Advent address to the Roman dedication of the nation of Curia in 2010 – by the way, this is Russia to the Immaculate Heart not me speaking, this is not some of Mary – involving perhaps 5 crazy group of traditionalist minutes of the Pope’s time and Catholics speaking, this is what the time of the bishops who the Pope, himself, said in 2010: would participate with him in “The very fate of the world this ceremony.