 But some adversaries - even within his own ranks - accused La Pira of statism or spurious Marxism.La Pira became a professed member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in 1925 and assumed the name of Fra Raimondo; he viewed his Christian faith as a serious matter and was a devout Christian.It was on 11 December 1927 that he assumed the habit of the Dominicans.