Persecution
“Padre Pio never held animosity towards people that falsely accused him.” 1
“Finally in 1933, Pius XI lifted the ban telling the friar’s archbishop: ‘I have not been badly disposed toward Padre Pio, but I have been badly informed about Padre Pio.’” 2
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