The Devil's Final Battle

I read this book in early 2005 after pushing it around my collection of to be read books. As soon as I started I couldn't put it down although it was repetitve at times, hence the taking away of one star. I think Father Kramer wanted to be sure you got the message of our Lady of Fatima and the coverup of the mysterious Third Message in case you were just browsing the book! The essential theme is that the current rejection of the message of Fatima causes the present crisis in the(Catholic) Church and the world. The crisis in the Church manifests itself in many ways, most visibly and troublesome with the pedophile and coverup scandal plauging the rectories of America. The crisis in the world is most notably revealed through acts of terrorism and general decay of societies in moral terms. On the inside cover of the book is a picture if the Twin Towers standing with thick , black smoke bellowing from the top floors; the image speaks for itself but the accompanying caption states that unless the Blessed Virgin Mary of Fatimas wishes are heeded many more disasters both natural and man made will occurr. The events concerning the appearances of Our Lady of Fatima are well documented, including the miraculous Miracle of the Sun in 1917 and the messages relayed to Sister Lucy. Although thisis the premise for the book the bulk of the book concerns the coverup and the opposition in revealing the Third Message in it's entirety. The good Father Kramer goes in great detail to chronicle the problems within the Church have a storied history that includes infiltration by less than holy men. The historical role in Portugal of the freemasons is analyzed. The rise of liberal Catholicism, it's condemnation and the perpetuation by Neo-Modernists in Vatican II is examined. Cardinal Ratzinger's(the current Pope) role in the suppression of the Third Message with the support of other high ranking Vatican Cardinals and Archbishops is also discussed. So what is the Third Message you might ask? Controversy aside, essentially it has to do with prayer, the praying of the Rosary and the consecration of Russia. Theologians have been at odds over this later issue and here wherein lies much of the controversy. The interpretations by thevarious theologians over the facts surrounding Sister Lucy's exact words as given by our Lady of Fatima is the crux of debate. Many think the true words were never revealed, the Church dismisses it as being revealed. In the meantime the Great Apostasy continues to flourish and cataclysmic events abound in our existence. There are enough suspicious circumstances and shady goings on to make this some kind of mystery novel; unfoutunately this is no novel but rather an inquiry into why the real Third Secret has never been revealed to the satisfaction of many priests, bishops etc. and of course, lay persons. The book reads like some spy drama and is fascinating. Many issues are raised,in fact too many to dissect in this brief review. However, if you are

Fr. Paul Kramer wrote a great book with cited evidence on the cover-up on the Message of Our Lady of Fatima. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who is now Pope Benedict XVI does not believe in the Message of Fatima like Fr. Edouard Dhanis, a Modernist priest---both of them believe that Sister Lucy had made up the Fatima apparition with her own imagination using pious spiritual books! For more information read the book!! It also shows how the Vatican and the Conciliar Church rather please men and not offend "different religions" or "our separated brethren" that they don't have to convert to the Catholic Faith in order to save their souls. Proper documentation exposes Cardinal Walter Kasper told an Orthodox bishop not to convert to the Catholic Faith in the name of Ecumenism!! It also talks about the role modern heretics for infiltrating the Church and introducing their heretical teachings that today affect our Church such as Fr. Hans Urs Von Balthassar, Cardinal Yves Congar, Cardinal Henri Lubac, Fr. Hans Kung, Fr. Karl Rahner, and others as well. Shocking enough they were associates and friends of our new Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI (Cardinal Joseph Alois Ratzinger)!!!

As an avid reader, this is one of the best books I've read in many years. A true eye-opener on many subjects, not just the Catholic Church. "As goes the Church, so goes the world." This book is worth it to send out as a gifts to all. I've done further research since reading this book, and it all corrobates to the courageous indictment Fr Kramer and Fr Gruner bring against the rot of the modern Catholic Church. God Bless them for sharing the true story of Fatima and the blatant cover-up of the Third Secret.

I really would like to recommend reading this book. It has answered so many questions for me about the Church. i.e. why the Vatican does nothing when Bishops are actually condoning evil, for one thing. I couldn't put this book down. It deals in facts and allows the reader to see how the problems in the Church start at the top. I also was very grateful for the attitude of respect for our leadership, but willingness to be honest about what has been occuring at the same time. Very well written. It gave me food for thought and prayer. I felt like I finally took the blinders off and became willing to face the truth.