Benoît XVI à Notre Dame de Fatima
Benoît XVI entame son pèlerinage à Fatima sous les vivats
De Catherine JOUAULT (AFP) – Il y a 7 heures (extraits)
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FATIMA — Le pape Benoît XVI a entamé mercredi après-midi, sous les vivats d'une foule immense, son pèlerinage à Fatima, symbole du Portugal catholique, quelques heures après avoir mis en garde contre les conséquences "dramatiques" d'une perte des valeurs chrétiennes.
L'hélicoptère de Benoît XVI a atterri à 17H15 à Fatima après avoir survolé à basse altitude le sanctuaire, acclamé par des dizaines de milliers de pèlerins agitant drapeaux et mouchoirs.
Le pape s'est aussitôt rendu en papamobile jusqu'à la Chapelle des apparitions, érigée à l'endroit où la Vierge serait apparue le 13 mai 1917 à trois petits bergers.
Accueilli aux cris de "Viva o papa!", Benoît XVI s'est recueilli à la Chapelle des apparitions avant de prononcer une prière, à genoux devant la statue de la Vierge à qui il a offert une rose d'or, comme l'avait fait Paul VI, le 13 mai 1967.
Jean Paul II, convaincu que la Vierge de Fatima lui avait sauvé la vie lors de l'attentat commis contre lui le 13 mai 1981 à Rome, a offert au sanctuaire la balle qui l'avait grièvement blessé, aujourd'hui enchâssée dans la couronne de la statue.
Dans sa prière, Benoît XVI a évoqué ces événements : "c'est une profonde consolation pour nous de savoir que tu es couronnée, non seulement avec l'argent et l'or de nos joies et de nos espérances, mais aussi avec le projectile qui symbolise nos préoccupations et nos souffrances".
Selon la foi catholique, la Vierge aurait révélé trois "secrets", jugés prophétiques de l'Histoire du XXe siècle. Si les deux premiers "secrets" étaient connus depuis le début des années 40, le troisième n'a été rendu public qu'en mai 2000, à l'occasion de la visite de Jean Paul II, la hiérarchie catholique "révélant" alors qu'il prédisait l'attentat contre le pape polonais.
Mardi matin, dans l'avion qui l'amenait à Lisbonne, Benoît XVI avait élargi "l'interprétation" de ce secret. Il avait estimé qu'"en plus de cette grande vision de la souffrance du pape", le message de Fatima annonçait les "souffrances de l'Eglise" parmi lesquelles le scandale créé par la révélation de multiples cas de pédophilie dans le clergé, aggravés par l'omerta de la hiérarchie.
Mercredi soir, célébrant les vêpres avec plusieurs milliers de membres du clergé portugais, le pape les a appelés à rester "fidèles" à leur "vocation et à s'aider réciproquement à rester debout."
" Réservez une attention particulière aux situations d'affaiblissement des idéaux sacerdotaux ou bien au fait de se consacrer à des activités qui ne s'accordent pas complètement avec ce qui est le propre d'un ministre de Jésus Christ", leur a-t-il conseillé lors de vêpres dans l'Eglise de la Très Sainte Trinité, l'une des plus grandes au monde avec 9.000 places assises.
La journée de Benoît XVI s'est conclue par une veillée aux flambeaux et une récitation du chapelet, devant une marée de cierges portés par des dizaines de milliers de personnes massées sur la vaste esplanade.
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Pilgrims pray at the Catholic shrine of Fatima May 12, 2010
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People arrive at Fatima sanctuary ahead of Pope Benedict XVI visit, Portugal, Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI arrives at the Prayer Area in Fatima's Basilica to pray at the Little Chapel of Apparitions in Fatima, May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of the image of Our Lady of Fatima after arriving to Catholic Fatima shrine in central Portugal May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI (C) prays in front of the image of Our Lady of Fatima (L) after arriving to Catholic Fatima shrine in central Portugal May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI prays to the virgin of Fatima during his visit at Fatima's Sanctuary, Portugal, Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of the image of Our Lady of Fatima after arriving to Catholic Fatima shrine in central Portugal May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of the Madonna statue in Fatima, May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of the image of Our Lady of Fatima after arriving to catholic Fatima shrine in central Portugal, May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of the image of Our Lady of Fatima after arriving to Catholic Fatima shrine in central Portugal May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI stands by the statue of Our Lady of Fatima soon after arriving at the Roman Chatolic shrine in Fatima, central Portugal, Wednesday, May 12 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI waves as he attends a Vespers prayer at the Santissima Trindade church in the Catholic shrine of Fatima May 12, 2010.
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Pope Benedict XVI attends a Vespers prayer at the Church of Santissima Trindade in the Catholic shrine of Fatima, May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI attends a Vespers prayer at the Church of Santissima Trindade in the Catholic shrine of Fatima May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI arrives for a Vespers prayer at the Church of Santissima Trindade in the Catholic shrine of Fatima, May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI, left, celebrates vespers with priests in the Most Holy Trinity Church at Fatima's Sanctuary, Portugal, Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI attends a Vespers prayer at the Church of Santissima Trindade in the Catholic shrine of Fatima, May 12, 2010
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Faithful gather at Fatima's Sanctuary, Wednesday, May 12 2010, for a candle light vigil presided over by Pope Benedict XVI
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Faithful attend the blessing of the candles ceremony conducted by Pope Benedict XVI at Fatima's Sanctuary, Portugal, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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Faithful attend the blessing of the candles ceremony conducted by Pope Benedict XVI at Fatima's Sanctuary, Portugal, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI rides on the Popemobile as he arrives at Fatima's Sanctuary, Wednesday, May 12, 2010 during a candle light vigil
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A statue of Our Lady of Fatima is carried during a candlelight vigil at the Catholic shrine of Fatima in central Portugal May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI leads the recitation of the Holy Rosary during a candlelight vigil at the Catholic shrine of Fatima in central Portugal May 12, 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves after the recitation of the Holy Rosary during a candlelight vigil at the Catholic shrine of Fatima in central Portugal May 12, 2010
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