Padre Pio's Stigmata Debunked
A clear, skeptical walkthrough of Padre Pio’s stigmata and other claims—what sources actually say, how the stories spread, and where the record is solid versus blurry.
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The Bloody Saint: How a Revered Nun Faked the Stigmata for Decades
Magdalena de la Cruz was revered as a living saint, bearing Christ’s wounds. But on her deathbed, she confessed: the stigmata were faked with animal blood and stage tricks. Her piety was a performance.