Robert's at it again with his crazy Catholic beliefs.
In one of his recent posts for some reason he regurgitated the nonsense about the Fatima (Portugal) sun miracle of 1917. OUR LADY OF FATIMA
In this catholics (some, not all) would have us believe that the sun zig-zagged in the sky, whooshed towards Earth and 'miraculously' dried up peoples' wet clothes and the ground after a rainstorm. Woo-woo!
Any sensible person would see this for what it is - hysterical nonsense propagated by under-educated, naive and ignorant people - meaning the peasants in Portugal at the time. This seemingly is still being propagated by under-educated, naive and ignorant people even today - see the link to Robert's post above (Our Lady of Fatima).
I had a quick read of his nonsense and the link to other catholic nonsense before looking up on the internet to find this:
FOUR DEBUNKED RELIGIOUS MIRACLES
2. The Sun Miracle of Fatima. In May 1917 in Fatima, Portugal, three children claimed to have encountered the Virgin Mary out in the countryside, who told them she would return on the thirteenth day over the next few months. Their tale grew in popularity, culminating with an estimated 70,000 people showing up at the site on October 13th, waiting for a miracle. On that day, the Virgin Mary "appeared", but only to the children – very suspicious. However, the other onlookers witnessed what has been called a "sun miracle". As investigator Joe Nickell recounted:
"Not everyone reported the same thing; some present claimed they saw the sun dance around the heavens; others said the sun zoomed toward Earth in a zigzag motion that caused them to fear that it might collide with our planet (or, more likely, burn it up). Some people reported seeing brilliant colors spin out of the sun in a psychedelic, pinwheel pattern, and thousands of others present didn't see anything unusual at all."
If anything did happen, it was likely an atmospheric event called a "sundog," in which light refracts off ice crystals, creating a wondrous halo of light.
I think I'll go with Joe Nickell's interpretation.
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