Before you read this I feel the need to tell you - it is only my opinion so don’t be offended. I realise that there are many schools of thought out there and my research has come from various online sources. Portugal sees many modern day pilgrims making their holy way to Fatima and in May the number of pilgrims making this trip swells to thousands. The history of why people bother to walk miles to Fatima is intriguing: Back in 1917 three children (Lucy, Francisco and Jacinta) saw a series of ‘apparitions’ in Fatima, delivered by the angel of peace, you can read about these here . I won’t comment, I don’t want to offend! Like any good story, the story told by the angel to the children was told in a number of instalments (kind of like Lord of the Rings I guess). These stories were revealed to the world over a series of stories written by the then Sister Lucy (one of the children). The vision confided three ‘secrets’ to the ...