What do people reckon about stigmatas?Padre Pio springs to mind.
Bear in mind that some people have no respect for psyco babble.
2007-01-21 19:53:49 · 7 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Anybody ever hear of a non christian developing these wounds?
2007-01-21 20:07:46 · update #1
Mystic, Confessor, Stigmatic
For 50 years he suffered the five
wounds of the crucifixion.
A true victim with Christ.
A credible sign to our time.
A channel of grace.
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I have often raised my hand in the silence of the night and in my solitary cell, blessing you all and presenting you to Jesus and to our father, St. Francis of Assisi. —St. Pio of Pietrelcina
2007-01-21 20:13:17 · answer #1 · answered by Byzantino 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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Stigmata, in Christianity, marks on a person's body resembling the wounds suffered by Jesus Christ in the crucifixion and inflicted presumably by a supernatural agency. Observations of stigmata have included not only wounds of the hands and feet and of the side, such as those received in the crucifixion, but also those impressed by the crown of thorns and by the scourging. In some cases the stigmata have been only subjectively felt and could not be seen by others. The first and most remarkable example of stigmata is that of St. Francis of Assisi. Many other cases have been recorded, notably those of the German nun Anna Katharina Emmerick and of Louise Lateau, of Bois d'Haine, Belgium. The latter was subjected to a thorough medical examination by the Belgian Academy of Medicine, which could not explain the phenomenon scientifically.
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2007-01-22 03:56:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
stigmata, the manifesting of the wounds of the christ, are well known throughout history. padre pio was jsut anoither who had them. do people believe any more or less if someone has them? it really isn't a matter of faith, just a matter of causation. in other words, why does someone suffer the stigmata? there is no definitive answer, nor sufficient scientific evidence to explain the phenomenon.
2007-01-22 04:00:13 · answer #3 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is mostly phony, there are certain medical conditions that in rare cases can case bleeding of the hands but to call it stigmata would be crazy. Also, it is mostly mental, you can believe yourself into having just about anything, like hypochondria. I am a Christian by the way, so I am not speaking from an anti religious point of view.
2007-01-22 03:57:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since it is not mentioned as a legitimate sign or gift in the Bible, I am compelled to believe that it could possibly be demonic in origin. Also consider the fact that it is not a huge agent for the conversion of others. It fits more in line with mysticism, and occult.
2007-01-22 04:00:06 · answer #5 · answered by Lover of God 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont think its real at all. They're always flesh wounds not the all-the-way-through like Jesus. Jesus was probably crucified through his wrist and not his hands since they wouldn't have supported his weight.
Besides, why would Jesus want people to experience that?
2007-01-22 03:58:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The religious or the mental... we can think ourselves into almost anything.
2007-01-22 03:57:23 · answer #7 · answered by wonderful1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋