[.ca] Heavenly Lights: The Apparitions of Fatima and the UFO ... (ISBN 1933665211)

A Real Vision on Fatima 1917 events:
At last, we found here a true account of the classic phenomena connected by the faith to the Marian apparitions syndrome. No fantasy, no fiction, nor pious construtivism. Only strict speculation based on scientific and historic grounds and first and reports extracted from the original Fatima archives.

Heavenly Lights:
Heavenly Lights: The Apparitions of Fatima and the UFO Phenomenon examines the testimony from the Fatima apparitions of the Mary in 1917. The author not only looks at the commonalities in descriptions but also how the descriptions changed over time, particularly as the children were in contact with the local Bishop and other Catholic authorities. It is intriguing indeed intriguing that the children's descriptions transformed from not being sure if the image was Mary to swearing that the apparition was definitely the Holy Mother. During this investigation, the author began to wonder if this incident resembled other recorded incidents of this type. Interestingly, as the author scrutinized these records he began to realize that there were striking similarities between many of the Marian Apparitions and recorded incidents of close encounters with alien beings. The only real difference was that those recorded as Marian Apparitions were noted by strict Catholics. Heavenly Lights: The Apparitions of Fatima and the UFO Phenomenon contains some very fascinating research that raises some very remarkable questions. Do the Marian Apparitions have the same root as alien encounters? If so, what actually causes these incidents?

Reason against rumor:
A question of reason and litteracy, September 10, 2007 By Giordano Bruno (Portugal) - See all my reviews It seems that are people that cannot learn the differnce between a document and a fiction. If these authors quote dozens of original documents that were ignored by foreigner authors, what led some people to prefer the rumor and legends ignoring the truth facts mentioned here? Is their faith more important than facts never described before? What is demaning this kind of blind religion that turned superstition if they dont care about the truly Fatima documents that these historians compared here? Do theu know the difference beteween the original description of the "luminous lady" made by Lucia dos Santos in 1917 and the model that inspire the actual Fatima Lady statue? If they know nothing about this, what authority can have this kind of faith edified on an absolut and unsubstantial rumor that produced the classic Fatima image? Do they know about the preannounce of the 13th May published by a few Portuguese daily press by spiritist groups and catched by mediuns in February 1917? How can explain this kind of message within the catholic interpretation os the Fatima events? It's their catholicism a prisioner of a the "marian apparitions", a "private vision" phenomenon, well defined by Pope Benoit XVI Ratzinger and by this impossible to be adopted as a dogma? Do they know the ridicule of this situation: if we accept any "marian vision" as a Virgin Mary herself appearence how we would deal with other dozens of modern "contactees" visions of alien beings from other worlds? We have one important thing in common: the witness testimony. Nothing more. So, if we accept one we must accept the other. And we do not.