Linked to…

The usual journalese usage of “linked to” is in connection with criminal activities. In our dictionary, we define “Linked” as: “Not quite alleged, but close to it.” However, one of the most unusual usages was in a Boston Globe headline, May 14, 2017, over a New York Times story: “Children linked to Mary made saints.” With the subhead: “Claimed visions at Fátima in early 20th century.”

The story , datelined Fátima, Portugal, has the lede: “Pope Francis canonized two Portuguese shepherd children during a Mass on Saturday, a century after the children and their cousin said they first saw the Virgin Mary here.” The story gives the history of the canonization, and how Fátima has become Portugal’s main pilgrimage site.

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