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• Do we as Coptic Orthodox Christians believe in the apparition of Fatima and do we think that it was really the Virgin Mary? If yes, does that mean that everything that was said, for example, worshipping her sacred heart and praying the rosary to go to heaven is true? And if no, does that mean that the Catholic Church venerates a demonic apparitions or an illusion that was started by a boy and two girls? 
• We often hear about some parents having dreams about their children (future saints) being great people, such as St. Samuel the Confessor's father's dream about him, etc. Why is it that it only happens to some? Although it is not related, we can also take the example of Saint Paul's vision. Why does Christ not appear to everyone like that? I am not questioning the wisdom of God but I am curious.