Why Padre Pio?

God chose Padre Pio to obtain Stigmata because he knew Padre Pio had enough faith in God to live and pursue his lifestyle while fighting the adversity of his disease. Before Padre Pio's stigmata, he proved to God he was eligible to undergo this miracle by always putting others before himself, spreading the word of God, and preforming his own miracles. Padre Pio was a miracle to others, not just because he lived with stigmata, but by the way he lived out his life.