Padre Pio: The True Story

Padre Pio: The True Story

by C. Bernard Ruffin

444 pages· 1991· ISBN 9780879736736
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Intriguing, mysterious, and faithful are just a few words that describe this beloved Italian priest who bore the wounds of Christ. Up to the time of his death in 1968, Padre Pio had been receiving five thousand letters a month and thousands of visitors each year. Some were asking for physical ills to be cured, some were looking for spiritual healing, and some were just curious. But they all believed in the intense spirituality and holiness of Padre Pio. There have been many claims of miracles and supernatural capabilities of Padre Pio and this captivating book presents them in full detail.

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    How does C. Bernard Ruffin balance the extraordinary, supernatural claims surrounding Padre Pio with the grounded reality of his daily life as a Capuchin friar?

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    In what ways did Padre Pio’s physical suffering and the stigmata shape his ministry to the thousands of pilgrims who sought him out?

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    How does the book portray the tension and skepticism Padre Pio faced from both secular society and institutional Church authorities?

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