![]() The Catholic Anti-Defamation League said Mr Luzzatto was a liar and was “spreading anti-Catholic libels”. The new allegations were greeted with an instant dismissal from his supporters. He exhibited stigmata throughout his life, starting in 1911. A recent survey in Italy showed that more people prayed to him than to Jesus or the Virgin Mary. ![]() ![]() Padre Pio, whose real name was Francesco Forgione, died in 1968. It was examined by the Holy See during the beatification process of Padre Pio and apparently dismissed. The testimony was originally presented to the Vatican by the Archbishop of Manfredonia, Pasquale Gagliardi, as proof that Padre Pio caused his own stigmata with acid. He also asked for other things, such as Valda pastilles.” ![]() “He explained that the acid was for disinfecting syringes for injections. “Padre Pio called me to him in complete secrecy and telling me not to tell his fellow brothers, he gave me personally an empty bottle, and asked if I would act as a chauffeur to transport it back from Foggia to San Giovanni Rotondo with four grams of pure carbolic acid. She claimed to have spent a month with the priest in the southern town of San Giovanni Rotondo, seeing him often. “I was an admirer of Padre Pio and I met him for the first time on 31 July 1919,” wrote Maria De Vito. ![]()
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