"The miraculous Icon disappeared from the Basilica of Our Lady of Kazan in Moscow shortly after the Bolsheviks came to power in 1918. After stops in several countries, the icon was purchased around 1970 by the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima for $3 million. (3) The purchase was made for a very noble purpose: when Russia would convert, as Our Lady foretold at Fatima, the Blue Army would return the Sacred Icon to the country."
So does this mean convert to the Roman Catholic church? Can anyone blame Alexy for refusing to play this kind of game? A little further down it says this -
" The so-called Orthodox Russian Church continues steadfast in the same errors and heresies denounced by St. Pius X in his letter Ex quo of December 26, 1910. The Russian people did not reject the “Orthodox” church, therefore Russia has not converted."
They put Orthodox in quotes because in their eyes we are not a church of our own, but simply disobedient and schismatic. You can see why we run like the dickens from this kind of mutual respect and love. Not.
As for Fatima, the Blessed Mother didn't say "convert" she said "consecrate to her" and "pray for" -- big difference!