World Peace to be Found in the Fatima Consecration Not Assisi Meeting
A Commentary by Randy Engel
Introduction
The link to the GloriaTV video “Beatification and Assisi” at
http://en.gloria.tv/?media=126630 was mistakenly sent to my computer trash bin early on Saturday morning, but when I saw that it was from my old friend, Mary Henry, I pulled it up and seeing that it related to the World Prayer Meeting of Religions hosted by Pope John Paul II on October 27, 1986, in Assisi, I settled back in my chair to watch it. Had I been more observant, I would have noticed that the speaker, Bishop Elias, represented the Ukrainian orthodox Greek-Catholic Church (UOGCC), and not the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC), which has official ties with Rome. This mistake turned out to be somewhat providential.
The Shot Heard Round the World
By the time Bishop Elias finished his opening statement I was wide-awake and sitting on the edge of my seat. He said:
Your Holiness, on the very first day in the New Year shocking news went around. You confirmed the apostatical gesture in Assisi. You intend to repeat and canonize it. We quote you, “To commemorate the great historic gesture of my predecessor and to solemnly renew the commitment of the believers of all religions, to their own religious faith as a serving to peace.” Your Holiness, realize that by your acknowledgement of the Assisi gesture you stood against Christ, and against His Mystical Body, the Church. …
Obviously, Bishop Elias was just warming up. By the time the 11 minute video was over, my head was reeling and my heart was pounding. I think yours will be too.
Bishop Elias not only called upon Benedict XVI to cancel his planned October 2011 trip to Assisi, but he also asked the pope to make public reparation for the sacrilege and blasphemies of past Assisi meetings; to cancel plans to beatify John Paul II; and to begin the reform of the Church by removing from office all apostate bishops and cardinals.
Who is this Bishop Elias? Where did he come from? And perhaps, most importantly, I asked myself, how long would it take for Rome to remove the bishop from his See? Many criminal clerical pederasts and ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖs with miters have managed to evade Rome’s censure for decades on end, some in perpetuity, but I had a feeling that Bishop Elias would fare less well once Rome saw this video.
Fortunately, I was able to answer my own questions rather quickly, once I realized that Bishop Dohnal belonged to the UOGCC and not the Vatican-approved UGCC, and thus, what Rome planned to do with him was largely irrelevant.
Nevertheless, I was happy for my initial error because I think I listened to the bishop’s message more closely than I otherwise might have. Alas, for just a few minutes, I actually thought that a bishop in good standing in the Church had mustered enough courage to publicly oppose both the beatification of John Paul II and Benedict XVI’ visit to Assisi. Silly me.
The UOGCC’s website at
http://uogcc.org.ua/en/ has a short biography on Czech-born Elias Dohnal who is currently residing at a monastery in Pidhirtsi, in the Diocese of Zhovkva in the Ukraine. The site also provides the history of events leading up to the establishment of UOGCC which is certainly worth the read.
Why Assisi? Why Not Fatima?
This commentary, however, is not about the statements of Bishop Dohnal per se. Although, for the record, I oppose both the pope’s up-coming inter-religious Assisi event and the beatification of John Paul II scheduled for May 1, 2011.
Rather, the point of this commentary is to publicly ask why the Pope, in his quest for world peace, is going to Assisi rather than Fatima in October 2011. Why is he not following Our Lady’s Peace Plan rather than his own? Why is the Pope calling for an interreligious gathering of heretics, infidels, witch doctors and pagans, when he should be calling for the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary according to her specific requirements – a consecration carried out by the Holy Father in union with all the bishops of the world?
October 13, 2011, will mark the 94th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun which took place at Fatima in 1917. The future will mark this date as another miracle, if Benedict XVI carries out the prescribed Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Is it not time, once again, to storm heaven with our petitions and our prayers for this intention? Won’t you help, by personally making your request to the Holy Father today, and by enlisting the cooperation and support of your family, friends, pastors, and bishop. The message is really quite short - Assisi No. Fatima Consecration Yes.
And what if Benedict XVI decides to ignore Our Lady’s Peace Plan and goes to Assisi?
If, despite all our Masses, prayers and rosaries, Benedict XVI dismisses Our Lady’s Plan for Peace, let us vow to make October 13, 2011, a day of personal and public reparation including fasting and acts of penance for all the sacrileges and offenses committed against the most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.