
The Mystery of St. Toribio Romo (El Padre Pollero, El Santo Coyote)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Father Tribio's Ministry in Mexico City
Archbishop Orozco of Guadalajara fled to the hills and went into hiding. He stayed at the homes of poor people in the countryside, which led to some interesting situation. One night while he was using candlelight to read a book, he noticed that a poisonous snake was crawling over his feet. So he froze and waited for the snake to pass on; it eventually did.
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St. Toribio Romo was born to a poor family in Mexico and became a priest in a time when the Church was being persecuted. He was eventually martyred. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the saint's life and death and the strange mystery that surrounds him today.
