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Offline SeanJohnson

Padre Pio: Patron of Falsely Accused Priests
« on: May 11, 2023, 12:07:25 PM »
https://gloria.tv/post/9mUM8nL8UqJx2JfavkTGHheSw

St. Padre Pio went through many of the same sufferings priests who are falsly accused today go through.
At the time Padre Pio received the Stigmata, his local bishop doubted the authenticity of St. Pio’s gifts. The bishop complained to what was then called the Holy Office, now known as the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Both Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI started Vatican investigations into Pio’s activities in the 1920s, and one papal physician, Franciscan Fr. Agostino Gemelli, accused Padre Pio of fabricating his stigmata by using carbonic acid. The mere allegation of fraud — despite the lack of due process or adjudication — led Church authorities to forbid Padre Pio from receiving visitors, hearing confessions, or celebrating Mass in public. The censures were lifted in 1933, but the suspicion remained, and many didn’t believe that Padre Pio was an authentic stigmatist. Others, a large majority of the faithful, never doubted his sincerity. More accusations were cast against St. Pio, this time alleging sɛҳuąƖ misconduct with some of his female devotees. Not only was no credible evidence discovered, but a thorough investigation exonerated Padre Pio of all allegations. It took some time for his name to be cleared; St. Padre Pio remained obedient through it all and quietly obeyed his supervisors, even when being unjustly punished. When Pope Paul VI was seated in 1963, a Polish bishop, Karol Wojtyla, visited Padre Pio. This bishop later became Pope John Paul II, who beatified Padre Pio in 1999 and canonized him in 2002.
St. Padre Pio is the patron saint of those falsely accused and/or those whose reputations are destroyed by slander and calumny. Instead of retaliating or seeking revenge, St. Pio prayed for his persecutors and forgave his enemies.
Please pray to St. Padre Pio to intercede for the many priests that are falsely accused.
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Offline rum

Re: Padre Pio: Patron of Falsely Accused Priests
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2023, 12:27:44 PM »
I read C. Bernard Ruffin's book about Padre Pio years back. I took an immediate liking to him.

I wonder if Padre Pio would approve of John Paul II kissing up to jews and kissing a koran in 1999.

What to make of the claims that John Paul II had jew ancestry?
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Offline SeanJohnson

Re: Padre Pio: Patron of Falsely Accused Priests
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2023, 12:32:53 PM »
According to a recent study:

"Among the priests surveyed, a large majority — 82% — said they regularly fear false allegations."

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252588/major-survey-of-catholic-priests-finds-trust-issues-burnout-fear-of-false-allegations 

That means almost every priest out there "regularly" worries about false accusations.  
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Offline Ladislaus

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Re: Padre Pio: Patron of Falsely Accused Priests
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2023, 12:45:54 PM »
Quote from: SeanJohnson on May 11, 2023, 12:32:53 PM
According to a recent study:

"Among the priests surveyed, a large majority — 82% — said they regularly fear false allegations."

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252588/major-survey-of-catholic-priests-finds-trust-issues-burnout-fear-of-false-allegations

That means almost every priest out there "regularly" worries about false accusations. 

Sure, why not.  Unfortunately there's a #metoo culture where anyone who makes an accusation (especially against a "Catholic" priest) tends to be believed.  And I do understand that the SSPX realizes this too, and this might explain SOME of their reluctance to out certain priests in various cases ... though it clearly doesn't explain the more egregious ones where there were open-and-shut cases or even in a few of them admissions by the priest.

I could probably go right now and allege that some priest molested me when I was an altar boy in the NO 45 years ago in search of a payout.  People know not only that they're likely to be believed, but also that the Diocese is likely to just pay out the "hush money" to make it "go away".
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