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Cara Week,
I was literally speechless when flipping through a magazine of liturgical vestments, chasuble that I saw on the front, bears the image of Saint Padre Pio. I think it is a saint who, without his fault, it is becoming - excuse me the expression - like parsley. We find it in many different ways, in all holes, everywhere in life and in death, see, for example, posters funeral. Not to mention, of images and statues and figurines of the saint. A real overflow. But all this is normal or is it the result of an exaggerated "advertise" miracle, which eventually takes over what is the sanctity of the church? At this rate, including some time, even far away, Padre Pio will take the place of Jesus Christ, the Madonna has already been exceeded, with great satisfaction of many fans and devotees, but with great damage to the faith, whose center is certainly not his father Pio. There is, therefore, an unhealthy devotion around this saint, not because they like his holiness, but because of his "so-called" ability to work miracles. S. Antonio and s. Rita is now a distant memory. As if the miracles he had to do it! I even saw somewhere, on display, the figure of the saint, with the prayer: "Jesus, 'that I make through Padre Pio that I asked. " Rather than laugh, we would cry.
C 'are also those who suggest that you offer to our friends "the sweetness of Padre Pio" with a recipe. There was lacking only the addition of some indulgence for those who prepare and those who eat it. Recently published was the hit parade of saints and, of course, Padre Pio was in the lead. On what merits?
I think all these "deviations" - not "devotions" - around the saint of the Gargano depend on who has interests to protect, but does not rule out the "paw of evil" that in doing so ruined the true faith "from inside. " I can not
understand why no one thinks to bring some 'order in this matter. Who needs this? It serves perhaps to shop? I have many doubts. And finally, I would ask if they know so many people to distinguish between Padre Pio and Jesus Christ, as the furor devotion to the saint. A little 'courage to make a clean sweep would be nice. Indeed.
Don Franco Cerri (LU)
cerrif@alice.it
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