The prior approached his tomb and solemnly
>> commanded him to cease his miracles, or else, he was told, his body would be
>> disinterred and cast into the nearby river..." (chapt. 6, "Coercion of Saints
>> in Medieval Religious Practice," pp. 119-20, citing the _Vita S.
Stephani_, PL
>> 204.1030)
>
>Didn't Thomas Merton's superiors have a similar attitude to the
>attention his writing attracted?
Yes; and the Church authorities were none too keen on Padre Pio's miracles
either.
Oriens.
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