In general the unknowing unreasoning contempt for Catholicism and Catholics shown on threads like this one just confirms my belief.
Many of our antagonists perseverate, make obvious logical errors, change the subject when a poorly phrased question is patiently and clearly answered, and do other such things.
Here somebody posts an article about Padre Pio and a torrent of unreasoning aggression, derogatory personal remarks, and sweeping and mocking generalizations with little regard for facts or reason greet it. Some posters seem to think that rudeness and aggression are signs of strength and virtue, and mock those who point out the uselessness of it all. I would venture to say that you did not so learn Christ.
The difference between "more powerful" and "all powerful" is known to any boy who ever said, "My father can lick your father," (since it is evident that both think their fathers are more powerful than they, but still maintain that one father is more powerful than the other) but it is evidently too subtle to impede an attack on Catholics. What do you think we will conclude from such handling, such badgering, such failures of reason?
I was trying to be fair with your claim that you don't pray to saints, so I called it "veneration" instead of worship and "address" instead of prayer.
"Do you have a copy of a prayer to Pio?" would have been the natural thing to ask, but shoot me for being "understanding."
For what it's worth my father is 80 years old. Your dad probably can lick him. (But my old guy will get in a few good shots. :>)