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The first two Fatima secrets were made known earlier, while the third remained undisclosed to the public for many decades. Critics and some traditionalist Catholic groups allege that the Vatican has not fully revealed the third secret or has misinterpreted the Fatima message.
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- Documented · Lúcia de Santos, later a Carmelite nun, is identified as the principal recipient among the three children associated with the Fatima prophecies.
- Documented · The first two Fatima secrets were made known earlier, while the third remained undisclosed to the public for many decades.
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- Official · Catholic tradition holds that the Virgin Mary appeared at Fátima in Portugal and entrusted three secrets to child visionaries.
- Official · The Holy See publicly presented a text it identified as the third secret of Fátima and released a photocopy of a handwritten manuscript with official commentary.
- Official · Vatican commentary associated the third secret’s imagery with the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II.
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- Contested · Critics and some traditionalist Catholic groups allege that the Vatican has not fully revealed the third secret or has misinterpreted the Fatima message.
- Contested · Separate Fatima-related disputes include claims about the adequacy of papal consecrations of Russia and authenticity questions raised about Sister Lúcia in later life.
- Contested · Sister Lúcia dos Santos stated that the Blessed Virgin wished the third secret to be made public in 1960.
- Contested · Years after the Vatican disclosure, some Catholics continued to argue that the complete third secret remained unpublished or unexplained.