On Mar 24, 4:34=A0pm, "127.0.0.1" <127.0....@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> What the hell is wrong with these people, do they not have laws that
> protect teenagers from this insane RITUAL ABUSE? They nailed this kid
> to a cross. I wonder if the nails were sterile, what about tetanus or
> some other infection that may occur from this. No doubt they shot him
> up full of antibiotics before they did this. What kind of moron drives
> nails in the hands of a 15 year old kid?
No kidding, if an adult wants to do this, fine, but no child should do
this or be allowed to.
>
> Boy, 15, nailed to a cross as Filipinos whip and crucify themselves in
> gory Good Friday ritual
>
> A 15-year-old boy has been crucified in the Philipines today in a gory
> ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ.
>
> Dozens of Filipinos, including the boy and an 18-year-old girl, were
> nailed to crosses and scores more whipped their backs into a bloody
> pulp as the country's devout Roman Catholics marked Good Friday.
>
> The voluntary crucifixions in the northern Philippines were the most
> extreme displays of religious devotion in this mainly Catholic
> country, where millions are praying and fasting ahead of the Easter
> weekend.
>
> In the small village of Cutud, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Manila,
> men cried out as nails the size of pencils were driven into their
> hands and feet before they were hoisted up in the scorching heat.
> Nineteen were to go through the process.
>
> But government health and safety officials were keeping their eye on
> proceedings, after health minister Francisco Duque told those planning
> to be crucified to ensure they have a tetanus jab and use sterilised
> nails.
>
> Never mind the clear dangers to your health of crucifixion, so long as
> the danger of infection is safely reduced.
>
> Thousands watched the spectacle in Cutud, which has grown from a
> village production started in 1962 to a media and tourist attraction
> copied in other parts of the country.
>
> For hours before the crucifixions lines of men, hooded and half ****d,
> flayed their backs with bamboo whips and paddles tipped with broken
> glass. Blood splattered over the road.
>
> The atmosphere was festive, with hawkers selling beer, ice-cream and
> souvenir whips. VIPs watched from a specially elevated "viewing
> platform".
>
> The country's dominant Catholic Church disapproves of the crucifixions
> and flagellations as a misrepresentation of the faith.
>
> "The spiritual dimension is totally lost, and it's entered into only
> because of some shows, some manifestations for other people to be
> satisfied with or to see," said Bishop Deogracias Iniguez.
>
> "Many of these penitents, those who are practicing these physical
> afflictions have a meagre, have a shallow understanding of these
> practices."
>
> Some foreigners have previously been crucified including a Belgian nun
> and a Japanese man, who later allowed footage of his ordeal to be used
> in a ****ographic film. No one has ever died during the rituals.
>
> Over 80 per cent of the Philippines' estimated 90 million population
> are Catholic and across the archipelago this weekend will be a time
> for church ritual, family and the beach.
>
> Filipinos infuse their Catholic faith with local superstitions and
> some people avoid taking a shower or doing laundry after 3 p.m. (0700
> GMT) on Good Friday - the time Chrst was believed to have died - for
> fear of bad luck.
>
> The health department said that those taking part in the rituals
> should have tetanus shots, check the condition of the whip they will
> use before la****ng their backs and ensure the six-inch nails that will
> pierce their hands and feet have been sterilised.
>
> "If we can't stop flagellants from whipping their own flesh, the best
> thing these penitents can do is ensure that their whips are clean and
> well maintained," said Health Secretary Francisco Duque.
>
> "We are not trying to go against tradition because whipping has
> somewhat already become some form of atonement for sins for some of
> us.
>
> "But this advice is im****tant to make sure that no-one will land in
> hospital due to tetanus or other infections that penitents might get
> in the process."
>
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