True Believers flock to view exhumed body
Duh...
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The exhumed body of Padre Pio, a saint considered a miracle worker by his devotees, attracted thousands of pilgrims on Thursday when it went on display 40 years after his death…
The economy of this southern town revolves exclusively around the cult of Padre Pio and heaving crowds waited to see his body, displayed in a crystal sepulcher in the crypt of the monastery where he spent most of his life.
His face was covered by a silicone mask because it was apparently too decomposed to show…
He was dogged during his life and after his death by accusations of fraud. A book last year suggested he was a self-harming man who might have used carbolic acid to cause his wounds.
Stone Age genes certainly persist…
Posted: Thu - April 24, 2008 at 09:44 AM