Vatican Officials Tried Leaking The Third Secret Of Fatima And No One Listened

Summary

Anthony Stine argues that the Third Secret of Fatima, released by the Vatican in 2000, was incomplete or did not include the full message. He says this view is supported by statements attributed to several Church figures who reportedly understood the secret to concern an apostasy within the Church, led from the top, rather than primarily a nuclear or military catastrophe.

Stine cites former Bishop of Fatima Alberto Cosme do Amaral, who said in 1984 that the secret concerned faith and that the loss of faith on a continent would be worse than its physical destruction. He also refers to statements attributed to Cardinals Oddi and Ciappi, and to Padre Pio, as recounted by exorcist Gabriele Amorth. Stine presents these accounts as pointing toward a crisis of faith and a “false church” arising within the visible Church. The video does not establish that these reports are definitive proof of the secret’s contents.

The episode’s main theological framework comes from an article by “A Marian Soul,” which discusses the fourth-century theologian Tyconius and his view that the Church contains both faithful and false members. Stine emphasizes Tyconius’s idea that an end-times “falling away” could involve the true Church separating from deceptive or unfaithful elements within it, rather than simply a mass departure of believers. He connects this interpretation to Benedict XVI’s references to Tyconius and to Benedict’s 2010 remarks that the Church’s suffering comes not only from external enemies but also from sin within the Church.

Stine applies this framework to contemporary Church disputes, arguing that some leaders promote a false version of Christianity while retaining Church offices. He also speculates that this perspective may help explain Benedict XVI’s resignation, while noting that the article’s author appears to regard the resignation as invalid. These are presented as interpretations and suspicions, not established conclusions.

The video briefly asks viewers to pray for Pope Leo, whom Stine says was undergoing surgery to have a lung nodule removed. It also criticizes Detroit Archbishop Edward Weisenberger’s remarks that sins against creation are among serious sins. Stine characterizes the environmental emphasis associated with Laudato Si’ as politically progressive and portrays it as evidence of a new or counterfeit religious agenda.

Finally, Stine reports that the Priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) said it had pursued a canonical appeal against a July 2 excommunication decree. He says the society is awaiting action from the relevant Vatican authorities and speculates about possible next procedural steps.

Presenter and Contributors

• Presenter: Anthony Stine
• Contributing source discussed: “A Marian Soul,” author of the article on Fatima, Benedict XVI, and Tyconius.