Padre Pio The True Story Author:C. Bernard Ruffin "Just who or what was Padre Pio? Thousands called him the Prophet of the People, while others denounced him as a fraud and huckster... After years of sifting through Padre Pio's correspondence, interviewing dozens of his associates, and researching the letters and papers of those who knew him, Ruffin reports in fascinating detail the events, plo... more »ts, and machinations that surrounded the controversial friar. The result: a critical, sober, yet lively and engrossing look at perhaps this century's most amazing religious figure."« less