tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2450162815843131183.post1442278674820443379..comments2024-03-04T22:30:09.216-08:00Comments on The Shield of Faith: St. Francis vs. Pope FrancisFrank Regahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16899023221249548349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2450162815843131183.post-15417370168697390262017-11-07T17:42:09.380-08:002017-11-07T17:42:09.380-08:00The Blessed Virgin Mary said "many souls go t...The Blessed Virgin Mary said "many souls go to hell" and Padre Pio said "not a great number of souls go to hell." We can only guess how much is meant by "many" or "not a great number". Only God knows. Both Our Lady and Padre Pio -- who loved her! -- were out to save souls. Our Lady of the Rosary instituted the five First Saturdays of Reparation to save sinners, and Padre Pio spent up to 18 or 19 hours in the confessional, sometimes, saving souls one at a time--there was a weeks' long waiting list to see Padre Pio for confession. He loved humanity, "the neighbor", and believed God's Love and Mercy to be so great He gave sinners a final chance before the moment of death to know what sin is, and if they understood, how could they not repent. <br /> In the article on Martin Luther, Fr. Manelli does not cite a reference for what he claims Padre Pio said about Luther. The article states Father Manelli knew Padre Pio personally. Are we, then, to infer that Padre Pio told Father Manelli directly? Or is it one of those stories that just gets repeated until it has lost its origin. jeanettehttp://www.first.padrepiosworld.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2450162815843131183.post-43869094838378133452017-11-06T11:22:48.262-08:002017-11-06T11:22:48.262-08:00Sorry to add one more comment if we use Saint John...Sorry to add one more comment if we use Saint John Bosco as an example what happened in his situation in the sense of why he was so concerned about his boys going to hell. Chrisiopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547538589902601667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2450162815843131183.post-69125870650573421412017-11-06T06:49:27.278-08:002017-11-06T06:49:27.278-08:00In all honesty I do not know anything other than t...In all honesty I do not know anything other than the Virgin Mary did say at Fatima that many souls go to hell because nobody prays for them. Also, there is the Fatima prayer which mentions being saved from the fires of hell and finally I just read this article about Martin Luther and Saint Padre Pio: https://gloria.tv/article/LA2mqGmucMMq2svx2SQsEG3BQChrisiopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547538589902601667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2450162815843131183.post-12402244557506793942017-10-31T05:53:35.938-07:002017-10-31T05:53:35.938-07:00I'm sure we can find many of the saints and ea... I'm sure we can find many of the saints and early writers of Christianity with differing opinions on this. In the end only God knows each soul, and judges. And on that point I like what Padre Pio had to say about this in John McCaffery's book "Tales of Padre Pio." The passage has always remained with me and surely will for all readers who know Padre Pio's love for humanity, for "the neighbor." He and McCaffery were having a discussion and Pio said thoughtfully, "...I believe that not a great number of souls go to hell. God loves us so much. He formed us in His image. God the Son incarnate died to redeem us. He loves us beyond understanding. And it is my belief that even when we have passed from the consciousness of this world, when we appear to be dead, God, before He judges us, will give us a chance to see and understand what sin really is. And if we understand it properly, how could we fail to repent?" <br /> God's possible last-moment reprieve to "give us a chance to see and understand what sin really is" could be a response to Jesus' words on the cross: Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they are doing. Jesus is on the Cross to redeem us, but for those who have not repented, Forgive them, Father . . .These words are not a random cry, but have meaning and depth coming from the Son of God, as every word of the Gospel has its purposeful meaning. Jeanettenoreply@blogger.com