Gods interenve

In an article in a Catholic weekly I read that one of the 'secret' Fatima prophecies claims that Mary, mother of Jesus, diverted a bullet aimed at a holy man and thus saved his life. The mas is supposed to be Pope John Paul II. It struck me that this is exactly how - if not for the same reasons and with the same intentions - ancient gods were believed to intervene, and be able to intervene, in the lives of mortals. Strangely perhaps, this realisation made me feel more respect for the anctient rather than lessen my faith in the Christianity.