Vatican denies claims on Ratzinger and Fatima third secret

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

The Vatican has rejected claims that Pope Benedict XVI said the Third Secret of Fatima was not released in its entirety in 2000.

Such claims, expressed in recent articles, were described by the Vatican as “pure inventions” and “absolutely untrue”.

The claims relate to when the Pope emeritus was prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

The Vatican said Benedict “confirms decisively” that “the publication of the Third Secret of Fatima is complete”.

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