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Padre Pio Under Investigation by [Castelli, Francesco]

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by Francesco Castelli (Author)

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Preface by Vittorio Messori

On June 14, 1921, a priest knocks at the convent in San Giovanni Rotondo. He is in his early forties and wears a simple cassock, but he is no ordinary priest. He is Bishop Raffaello Carlo Rossi, future cardinal and the Apostolic Visitor sent by the Holy Office to investigate secretly Padre Pio.

The Bishop Inquisitor remains with the Capuchin Brothers for eight days, interrogating and recording depositions. He also interviews Padre Pio himself and examins the mysterious wounds of Christ that he bears on his body.

After gathering all the evidence, the Inquisitor sketches his own evaluation of Padre Pio, which includes his reasons for believing that the stigmata are of divine origin. He sends his report and the depositions to Rome, where they stay buried for nearly a century. Now, forty years after the saint's death, these exceptional documents are published in their entirety, thanks to the skillful research of Father Francesco Castelli.

The documents in this book reveal every aspect of Padre Pio's life from his amazing supernatural gifts to his health. In his depositions, he admits, under oath, to the phenomenon of bi-location and to other supernatural charisms, and for the first time tells the detailed story of his stigmatization. Also included are letters from his spiritual father and a chronology of his life. Illustrated with black and white photos.

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File Size: 1166 KB
Print Length: 350 pages
Publisher: Ignatius Press (March 29, 2011)
Publication Date: March 29, 2011
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B004UC8EGQ
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Robert Burns

Well worth study: a fair assessment of the Pio stigmata

September 26, 2015

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The book does nothing to sensationalize any of the claims made about this humble and good man. He was not treated well by the Vatican for quite some time, and some of his own clerics brought up charges of womanizing against him—charges that were on the face of it absurd even, given Pio’s constant preoccupation with things above. The same goes for the absurdity of claims that he embezzled funds for the hospital he was building. So this book has to be read in the context of how his own Church treated him for a number of years, a treatment I personally find vile. The work is rather prosaic, at times repetitious, but its merit rests in keeping all claims about Padre Pios stigmata in bounds. The work is cautious in its assessment and for this reason deserves scholarly review by those who would dismiss reports of a stigmatized male as foolishness. Teresa Neumann is a similar example of having received the stigmata. Many claimed she was a fraud, but intense scrutiny of her condition brings one to the opposite conclusion. Pio and Neumann are certainly anomalies in this day and age. One will only be able to have certainty of Pio’s stigmata if one saw it in person. Alas, that is not to be. However, the book does attempt to give some of that “in person” touch, however the shortcomings death brings to such an approach. Pio was a rough man—one not given to nicety of expression. Nor was he demur. The pain he suffered from this stigmata may go far in explaining his frequent brusqueness. He lived a life of always being suspected and yet he was able to keep his faith and priesthood. That is enough to have him canonized, as he was.

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C.T. Top Contributor: Star Trek

Faith, not miracles, is the conclusion of the investigations here

February 4, 2018

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Padre Pio is a fascinating individual who has a history of being accused of charlatanism, madness, and more while his followers attributed to him divine powers. The Vatican conducted a thorough investigation of him and, eventually, determined him to be a saint. Much controversy remains about him and this book handles the Vatican's meticulous investigation into his stigmata and the story of his reputed powers.

Honestly, the story may be a bit less fantastical than people attribute it but it certainly less lurid. The book more or less convinced me of Padre Pio's stigmata or at least that he wasn't faking it as the condition he suffered from was bleeding from his hands, side, and feet constantly but with no sign of damage done to his body. The Vatican determined he was bleeding from his skin and that's not the kind of thing you can really fake.

Much of the book's other material deals with the fact Padre Pio was prone to being treated with sensationalism by his fellow monks as well as the public at large. Padre Pio, more or less, denies he ever wrote a letter in Greek or had the ability to speak multiple languages he shouldn't know. He denies most (but curiously not all) acts of bi-location. He also states it is not within his ability to call down miracles and several of the miracles attributed to him are investigated before being refuted. Among the interviews are with people who were hoping to see miracles who had come to work beside Padre Pio and stated, essentially, he was a decent but seemingly ordinary man.

The investigations tell a story of stigmata and a good humble monk but challenge the depiction of the padre as a fountain of the supernatural. Yet, the stigmata was real.

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Richard B. Beverlin Jr.

Scrutiny of a most Holy Saint

November 2, 2011

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Saint Padre Pio went through a lot of scrutiny before being declared a saint including his sincerity, holiness and medical examination of the stigmata (which he found a burden-as he only wanted to pray for others and set an example for others). This book covers the scrunity of this Blessed Saint during his earlier years using Vatican files through 1939 released by Pope Benedict. Those doubting Thomas's out there of any faith should read this and they will doubt no more! Those that tried to find reasons not to believe found to their amazement that yes the stigmata was not contrived. Many souls were converted by his saintly ways.

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Orthodoxy

Thoughtful, Well-written

June 8, 2013

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This a thoughtful, well-written account by the Apostolic Visitor of what he heard in his visit to San Giovanni Rotondo Monastery to interview Padre Pio and all those who were witnesses to what he did and said. I found the repetition in some of the witness testimony a bit tedious and I did wish for more statements from Padre Pio, but other than that, I was edified by reading the book.

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Gerald Shattuck

Great Addition to My Padre Pio Collection

February 3, 2017

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Great Addition to My Padre Pio Collection... Book Well Done and very Infromative... on the Trials and Questions asked of Him pertaining to the Stigmata...and His Spiritual Life...

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Dennis M Carazza

Just Wasn't What I Expected

April 15, 2014

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I was looking forward to reading a book that was more in depth and looked more into the life, especially the spiritual life of Padre Pio. Where the book would provide insights from those around him and their views on his ministry and spirituality. Unfortunately, it read more like an investigation report and was repetitive in part.

I gave it the rating I did because it was thorough in its reporting but I would be hard-pressed to recommend this to another.

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Thank God for Padre Pio!

October 21, 2017

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This is a fascinating topic. Read and learn. Thank you and God bless.

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chiarafrancesca

Fascinating and very well written

December 1, 2013

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Very informative and interesting book on one of my very favorite saints. This book documents the investigation on Padre Pio's authenticity as a Stigmatist, and shows all the questions the Vatican investigator asked and straightforward answers only Padre Pio could give. This is good for the skeptic as well as the believer because it clearly shows that any possibility of fraud being at work here is completely ruled out.

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