Did Padre Pio ever commit a mortal sin in his entire life?

[Mark_Robert]

Having read/seen accounts of Padre Pio’s life, it seems he had been a very devout catholic from even the very youngest age of reason. Would I be premature in believing that he kept his baptismal purity throughout his life? This means he never committed a mortal sin only venial sins at times? Can you name other saints (besides Mary the Mother of God and St. John the Baptist) that probably were never defiled by mortal sin throughout their lives? This would exclude those who were simply too young to be capable of committing mortal sin. Thanks.

 

[Jenlyn]

Not knowing the answer to your specific question, there are saints that have not commited a mortal sin like St. Theresa. They did commit venial sins.

 

[CathMass]

I think he never committed mortal sin. Padre Pio had so many gifts that I think God gave him the grace never to sin in a serious way. He had almost everything from bilocation to the stigmata. However, thats my opinion.

I think though, you can still be a great saint even if you did commit mortal sin at some time in your life.

 

[LilyM]

I think he never committed mortal sin. Padre Pio had so many gifts that I think God gave him the grace never to sin in a serious way. He had almost everything from bilocation to the stigmata. However, thats my opinion.

I think though, you can still be a great saint even if you did commit mortal sin at some time in your life.

Absolutely - Saints Peter, Paul and Augustine just to name a couple committed mortal sins by the truckload just from what we know of their lives, didn’t stop them becoming great saints. Then of course there’s Mary Magdalene of the seven devils.

Secondly, we none of us were ever in the confessional with the sainted Padre Pio or Therese of Lisieux, so there is no way we will ever know. It’s absolutely pointless to speculate.

Of course it is and should be possible for people to go their whole lives without ever committing a mortal sin. Our aim should be never to commit one if we never have, and never to commit another one if we have.

 

[vince2paul]

IMHO, he experienced so much difficulty in his life to even commit mortal sin, even from his superior.

As for St. Francis of Assisi, he disowned his father, isn’t that against the 10 commandments?

 

[LilyM]

IMHO, he experienced so much difficulty in his life to even commit mortal sin, even from his superior.

As for St. Francis of Assisi, he disowned his father, isn’t that against the 10 commandments?

‘Honour your father and mother’ is different from ‘do everything they ask you and follow your father into his business’.

I mean what if they require you to do something sinful? What if (as Francis found) God wants you to do something different like embrace poverty and your father is making it difficult for you to do God’s will?

The only thing Francis did wrong was to steal his fathers’ cloth to sell - and he repaid him afterwards.

 

[vince2paul]

‘Honour your father and mother’ is different from ‘do everything they ask you and follow your father into his business’.

I mean what if they require you to do something sinful? What if (as Francis found) God wants you to do something different like embrace poverty and your father is making it difficult for you to do God’s will?

Ah! It makes so much sense now. I was thinking that the 4th commandment means to obey one’s parents whatever they ask to do.

 

[undeserving]

I think if you are a serious Catholic, avoiding Mortal sin is not too difficult?