The stigmata

Posted on Tuesday, 9 October, 2007 | 14 comments

One of the most rare and disturbing religious paranormal phenomena is the stigmata, or the manifestation of the wounds of the passion of Christ on the body. These wounds can range from a seemingly psychosomatic feeling of the wounds and the associated pain, but with no corresponding visible damage to the skin, to full blown unexplainable wounds that bleed and cause great discomfort to the stigmatic.

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#10 Posted by Atanerpmav on 9 October, 2007, 19:36
Well, just recently Ive found that Mother Teresa wasnt happy in her life. Her journal entries prove this. Like Ghandi...... was he depressed? They starved themselves. With respect to both of them, this somewhat seems disturbing. These holy icons endured pain to serve god and to bring happiness to ...

#11 Posted by Compline on 10 October, 2007, 0:24
Well, just recently Ive found that Mother Teresa wasnt happy in her life. Her journal entries prove this. Like Ghandi...... was he depressed? They starved themselves. With respect to both of them, this somewhat seems disturbing. These holy icons endured pain to serve god and to bring happiness to t...

#12 Posted by Katana357 on 10 October, 2007, 2:43
Compline, outstanding posts! You are obviously well versed in this subject and it's proven to be a great source of information for myself. With a moderate background in forensics I can say that determining whether any wound is self inflicted or not has become a rudimentary aspect of observ...

#13 Posted by Compline on 10 October, 2007, 4:22
As a final thought the spiritual fight that Padre Pio endured reminds me of the account of Emily Rose. The attack on the soul, the stigmata, and the suffering endured by someone who you would definitely count among Gods soldiers.Hi Katana357 and thank you for the kind comment.I have seen the Holly...

#14 Posted by Regency on 10 October, 2007, 7:02
Wow - what a fascinating subject, I've really enjoyed reading all the posts on this.Padre Pio devoted his life to God, I could never imagine that - now he's revered as a Saint, after reading all the accounts it appears that it's a titled well deserved, IMO. There does seem to be somethi...

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