My favorite story about Padre Pio doesn’t involve anything miraculous.
When terrorists were murdering people on the highways in Italy (I think this was around 1960), people all over the country were carrying pictures of Padre Pio for protection.
Padre Pio had to make a trip to Rome, and one of the fathers asked him: “Are you worried about the terrorists?”
Padre Pio said: “Oh, no! I have a picture of Padre Pio!”
LOL
That’s AWESOME! What a sense of humor!
Pure idolatry.