dairygirl4u2c Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 (edited) The founder of Rome's Catholic university hospital concluded Padre Pio was "an ignorant and self-mutilating psychopath who exploited people's credulity". The Vatican, deeply suspicious, banned him from saying Mass in public. [url="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=2047151"]http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story....bjectid=2047151[/url] also, i remember a thread on here about how he had someone claim he wanted acid without explaining why. the article pretty much said they thought he was a fraud. [url="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/article3096451.ece"]http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/wor...icle3096451.ece[/url] (i looked on google news) a former pope thought him a fraud [url="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2739751.ece"]http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/f...icle2739751.ece[/url] now, i tend to believe in him, cause i remember a story of a girl who coudl see wihtout pupils after praying to him. but, the contra evidence is compelling and makes me question that about the pupils. Edited February 20, 2008 by dairygirl4u2c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontifite 7 of 10 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Didn't doctors study his wounds after he died and said they weren't self-inflicted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicCid Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Any type of credibility they could even possibly attempt to claim in their article goes completely out the window with this: The modernising Pope John XXIII was said to have authorised the bugging of his confessional to check on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 This stuff surrounded him for many years, but it was shown repeatedly that he was not self-mutilating. There are always people in authority (I'm not talking about any popes) who are suspicious of those under them getting publicity. Mother Theresa and Father Damian had their detractors, usually petty people with their own agendas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicCid Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 The Vatican should be suspicious. I would think the saying of an Exorcist i've heard would apply here, The exorcist should be the last to believe. Or, in this case, the Vatican should be the last to believe in these cases, especially miracles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qfnol31 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 They were the last people to believe and isolated him in a room for a long while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 carp articles and carp book. Here is a nicely written vindication of Padre Pio regarding this book. [url="http://www.4marks.com/articles/details.html?article_id=1484"]http://www.4marks.com/articles/details.html?article_id=1484[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin86 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 It figures the devil would want to go after one of the most powerful saints of our times. Since the devil hates Padre Pio so much, I guess I should start praying to him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 [quote name='Justin86' post='1467201' date='Feb 22 2008, 11:38 AM']It figures the devil would want to go after one of the most powerful saints of our times. Since the devil hates Padre Pio so much, I guess I should start praying to him![/quote] Padre Pio or the devil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightofChrist Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Padre Pio, and you know this man. btw when's the wedding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin86 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 [quote name='Deb' post='1467215' date='Feb 23 2008, 02:57 AM']Padre Pio or the devil?[/quote] Padre Pio of course. Something tells me he didn't like hippies. Btw, the wedding is SO off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dairygirl4u2c Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 plus they say anyways, that he had wounds that light could be shown through. and, they say, his hands were healed at death with no scars. that could only be a miracle, if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 [quote name='Justin86' post='1467237' date='Feb 22 2008, 12:29 PM']Padre Pio of course. Something tells me he didn't like hippies. Btw, the wedding is SO off. [/quote] A hippie? You are so cute. Yes, the wedding is SO off. I do see Knight of Christ and Dairygirl as a fit however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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