Everyone Has a Right to Know These Truths

The Fatima Crusader recently asked these questions of Father Gruner to

clarify certain issues about the Consecration of Russia.

Q. Can you summarize why it is so important for you to publish about

the obligation of the Pope and the bishops to solemnly and publicly
consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary?
A. Since this matter is of crucial importance for the wellbeing of every man,
woman and child on the face of the earth, it is clear that everyone has the right
to know the truth about the request of Our Lady of Fatima to consecrate Russia.
You and everyone expect to be told the truth clearly and unambiguously in this
matter. As the Fatima publisher who is heard and seen around the world each
week by millions of souls you have a right to expect that I tell you and the
whole world the truth about this matter.
If I did not God and the whole world would hold me blameworthy for not clearly
telling the world the truth upon which its eternal and temporal wellbeing
depended.
When the various nations are annihilated and the whole world falls into the
Russian Communist slave labor camp, as it certainly will if the truth about the
Consecration of Russia is not known and obeyed soon, then at least I cannot be
blamed for hiding the truth from you.
But you and the whole world would account me as guilty of grave injustice if I
lied to you about this matter. You would still hold me guilty if I did not lie but
only dissimulated that is if while not actually stating a falsehood, I were to
speak or write in such a way as to deliberately mislead you about this important
matter.
There are some people, lay people and even priests and some bishops who out
of a false sense of loyalty or obedience are misleading the people and the world.
These people are helping satan, the KGB, the Masons and other enemies of Our
Lady of Fatima from realizing Her triumph and bringing true peace to the world.
Some ignorant people go so far as to say the consecration of Russia has been
done and it is converting. This is utter nonsense. Russia is not converting to
God, it is trying out an old tactic of trying to deceive the West and the Church
leadership.

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See various news items throughout this issue which demonstrate they are
preparing for war and the Russian crackdown has begun. Rather we should
seriously wonder if the U.S.A. has not already begun to surrender since it is
unilaterally disarming itself and is paying massive food tribute to the U.S.S.R.
starting in 1987. (See "A Hungry Moscow Demands Food Tribute from
America" in this issue.)
Q. Why does the Pope delay to obey Our Lady of Fatima's request for
the solemn and public consecration of specifically Russia to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary together with all the bishops? Is it because
he thinks he has already done it? If not that reason, then why does he
delay?
A. On March 25, 1984, after John Paul II had consecrated the world (but not
specifically Russia) to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the Pope publicly
acknowledged on two separate occasions that he had not fulfilled Our Lady of
Fatima's request.
This was reported in L'Osservatore Romano and in Avennire, both papers dated
March 27, 1984. So, the Pope knows and we know he knows, that the
consecration of Russia has not been done according to Our Lady of Fatima's
request.

Against the Consecration of Russia as Our Lady

of Fatima specified was necessary for world
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peace, disinformation continues to pop up from

various quarters. (See articles "More
Disinformation Against the Message of
Our Lady of Fatima" and "Father Fox
and The Wanderer Guilty of
Disinformation Against Fatima" for more
information. (See "More Disinformation
Against the Message of Our Lady of
Fatima" and "Father Fox and The
Wanderer Guilty of Disinformation
Against Fatima" Even some well-meaning
people out of a false sense of loyalty to the Pope
are guilty of this. We photographically reproduce
here again Pope John Paul II's own words given
before 250,000 people on March 25 and reported
in his own daily newspaper March 26-27 which
clearly indicate that the Pope knows that the
Consecration of Russia has not been done. After
consecrating the world, several paragraphs
before, Pope John Paul II departed from his
prepared text to address the highlighted words
to Our Lady of Fatima which read: "Enlighten
especially the peoples of which You Yourself are
awaiting our consecration and
confiding." Obviously, he knows he has not yet
done the Consecration of Russia that Our Lady
of Fatima had asked for.
We must insist on this because it is a public statement made before 250,000
people. There have been two bishops, one from Maritime Canada and the other
from Texas who have said that the Pope privately has claimed to have fulfilled
this consecration request. But his public statements contradict that.
Moreover, an internationally known figure (who asked not to be identified at this
time) has told us that the Pope, as recently as 1987, explicitly acknowledged in
a private audience that the consecration of Russia has not been done as Our
Lady of Fatima requested. The Holy Father told our source that he is waiting for
certain Cardinals to cooperate before he asks the Catholic bishops to join him in
consecrating specifically Russia as Our Lady of Fatima requested.
It is unfortunate that the Pope thinks the cooperation of all the Cardinals is
necessary. It is true that the bishops are asked by Our Lady to actively join with
the Pope in this solemn public act of Reparation and Consecration. But it is not
necessary for all the Cardinals or all the bishops to express a willingness to
cooperate.

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Even if some Cardinals and/or bishops were to positively oppose this solemn
and public act of Consecration by the Pope and bishops it should not delay or
deter Pope John Paul II from acting and giving the order.
Since October, 1988, I have written two times to every Catholic bishop,
Archbishop and Cardinal listed in the 1987 Pontifical Directory asking them to
support Our Lady of Fatima's consecration request.
I have had only one or two bishops show hostility towards this consecration of
Russia request. In the same period of time, over 400 bishops have indicated
their positive and public support for this request.
It is possible that 355 bishops have not yet received my letters since I used a
1987 directory but still it shows that strong opposition is not there. Even if there
were strong opposition the Pope need not concern himself about that because
Sister Lucia and Our Lady make it clear that the Pope only has to give the order
to the bishops.
In a letter dated May 29, 1930, Sister Lucia writes,

"... the good God promises to end the persecution

in Russia if the Holy Father deigns to make and
orders that equally, the bishops of the
Catholic world make a solemn and public act
of reparation and consecration of Russia to
the Most Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and if
the Holy Father promises that upon the end of this
persecution he will approve and recommend the
practice of the reparatory devotion already
described (the Five First Saturdays)."
It is clear that the Pope need not worry if the
bishops obey, it is sufficient that he "deign to
make and orders that equally the bishops of the
Catholic world," etc. as indicated in the bold
above.

From her letter it is clear the Pope must do it himself. Obviously he must give
the order to the bishops, it needs to be a formal order, it cannot be just a
suggestion. But he will not be held accountable if some bishops do not obey.
Nor does it seem will their lack of cooperation spoil it for the rest. How is this
possible you ask?
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The solution of Father Pierre Caillon, a French Priest and a retired Professor of
Theology, answers this question. The Pope should give a formal order to the
bishops to join with himself in a solemn public act on the same day as the Pope
in the act of consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This union
of action need only be a moral union, thus as long as the bishops do it on the
same day as the Pope, each in their own Cathedral, it would be sufficient.
But Father Caillon points out the formal order to consecrate Russia could be
joined with the penalty of excommunication for not obeying. Any bishop who did
not join would no longer be a Catholic bishop and thus there would be 100%
cooperation of all Catholic bishops.
If I recall correctly Father Alonso, the official Fatima archivist from 1965 to 1981
stated that there need only be most of the bishops joining the Pope. Thus if
some due to sickness or imprisonment or threat of dire punishments by the
Communist tyrants in certain lands still the majority of bishops joining in
would be sufficient.
It is most likely why Sister Lucia said, "the bishops of the Catholic world" since
some of them live in a world dominated by militant atheists ruled by Russia.
In any case, it is clear from Sister Lucia's letter of explanation dated May 29,
1930 that the Pope must "deign to make and orders that equally the
bishops of the Catholic world make a solemn and public act of reparation and
consecration of Russia..."
It is sufficient that he himself do it and order the bishops. It is not his concern if
they do not obey.

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In fact we know that very few will refuse to obey. Those who might be tempted
to do so will be seen to be disobedient and that will damage the image of those
who pretend to be loyal to the Pope but who undermine his authority.
There will be very few in the free world once the order is given who will not
obey. The Pope need not worry on this account despite what some of his Vatican
advisors seem to be telling him.

Now is the time

As one bishop who recently wrote the Pope said, "Now is the time to act". It is a
providential moment because God has allowed temporarily "the Cold War" to
thaw so that no one could seriously take offense at this act of consecration.
We know that this thaw is just a temporary tactic for the Russian rulers but it
does offer during this time a Heaven-sent opportunity for the Pope to give this
order before the thaw turns into another cold war or shooting war.
This turn is bound to come sooner or later as we know from the Fatima Message
that Russia will enslave the whole world if the Pope does not consecrate Russia
soon.

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