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\"\"<\/a>I think the best biography of Padre Pio is by Bernard Ruffin\u2013a Lutheran. What struck me in reading the biography was that the saint used to put on weight while fasting. I exclaimed, \u201cWhy that\u2019s just like me! I\u2019m always putting on weight while eating next to nothing. I mean it was only two chocolate bars, a cheeseburger a donut and a bag of chips\u2026.<\/p>\n

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Seriously, what really did hit me between the eyes was the fact that he was persecuted\u2026not by unbelievers, but by his fellow priests and the church. Has anyone ever figured out this mysterious aspect of being Catholic, that all the good people seem to get kicked around by the church? How many saints can you name who have been maligned or ostracized or ignored or humiliated or persecuted by some bishop or prelate or abbot or mother superior or cardinal or some other (from a human perspective) goofball in high office? Loads of them.<\/div>\n
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It seems to be one of the things that goes with sanctity. Did you become a Catholic and expect a wonderful, caring and sharing fellowship of good Christian people? Well there\u2019s plenty of that, but also, if you want to do God\u2019s will and become a saint, then get prepared to get kicked around a bit by precisely the people you thought were going to support you, praise you, help you and aid you.<\/div>\n
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But guess what, remember your master. Wasn\u2019t that exactly what happened to him? It was the religious leaders who took him out and nailed him up. Now I\u2019m not encouraging pious persecution complexes. Lord knows there\u2019s enough of that lunacy around already without encouraging it, but on the other hand, if you\u2019re serious about following Christ, don\u2019t be surprised if he calls you to walk with him in the say of the cross, and that means bearing the stigmata. (Whether you can see them or not)<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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