Padre Pio statue hides weapons

Welcome to HaloTrip.blogspot.com | I noticed inwards the tidings today that the Carabinieri bring uncovered a stash of 400kg of illegal drugs , coin in addition to weapons , the latter hidden nether a statue of Padre Pio inwards a notorious district of Naples (Scampia , where scenes from the cinema Gomorra were shot). Early today , on the Venetian isle of Burano I took roughly other photograph of a statuette of Padre Pio. Recently made a saint , this S Italian hero priest was a pretty controversial figure in addition to non ever pop amongst the Catholic authorities. However , his overwhelming pop appeal amongst devout working-class Catholics , peculiarly inwards the S of Italia , agency that you'll come across his icon near equally oft equally the Virgin Mary , in addition to sure as shooting to a greater extent than than either the Pope or Jesus. Look out for the bearded brown-robed priest adjacent fourth dimension you're walking through an Italian hamlet or passing a religious souvenir shop. Some would nation that this tale of a Padre Pio shrine concealing a Camorra/Mafia stash embodies all the problems of Italy's South.
> My photograph gallery of Padre Pio images
> Repubblica: Scampia , sequestratati 400 kg di droga
trovato arsenale sotto statua di Padre Pio
> Padre Pio (Wikipedia)