His body being present at the funeral does not necessarily mean it is still in his tomb. The corpus seen on display today could well be a wax figure or something similar.
St Francis of Assisi was not a priest, only a deacon.
I'm not asserting anything either way. Again, either the body is there or it is not.
I understand this. I was replying to the statement that at Padre Pio's funeral rites the casket was closed, with the presumption that no one saw the body. The casket is always closed at the Mass, but it is common to have it open for viewing before, particularly at the Vigil the evening before, and there is plenty of photographic evidence that his casket was open and his body visible during parts of his funeral rites.
I know St. Francis was a deacon, I think everyone knows that. The reply I was responding to stated "
I think St Pio, being the only priest/saint to ever have the sigmata". I think most would interpret that statement to mean that Padre Pio was the ONLY person to have the stigmata. The Church has recognized several saints as having received the stigmata.
Topic: Padre Pio: in his tomb, or not? (Read 14558 times)