Padre Pio suffered from the Stigmata, the five wounds of Christ, for fifty years. Many were suspicious, including high ranking members of the Catholic Church. He performed many miracles throughout his life and in his final time on earth he built a hospital for the poor. A newly ordained priest, Karol Wojytla, met him and, as cardinal, wrote him seeking prayers for a woman with terminal cancer and she recovered. Pio saved the letters, saying that they would be of great importance in the future. In 2002, Pope John Paul II made Pio a saint. The film shows Pio's humanity and sense of humor. At one point, when among a line of followers, he was asked by a woman if her dead husband was still in Purgatory, Pio replied, "how would I know, I have not been there." Although I am a doubting Catholic, I loved the movie.