Apparently this is an annual ritual, and my shock on seeing it for the first time pales in comparison to knowing that people do this, voluntarily, every damn year.
I thought the whole point of Christ dying was to save everyone else, so excuse me if I don’t see the point of this whole thing. What, God is supposed to like you better because you’ve gone through a fraction of what his son supposedly went through?
It’s unbelievable what sane people would do under the influence of religion- it’s apparently a force more powerful than the strongest hallucinogenic.
Some Cathoilc devotees in the Philippines got nailed to wooden crosses to commemorate the death of Christ. Their palms were nailed with sanitised nails, then some fabric was used to support part of their weight in a very toned down version of the horrible experience that is crucifixion.
After a being hoisted up, they are taken down after a while so they can receive medical attention. It is an annual ritual and some people have indulged year after year, perhaps in hopes of having a certain prayer being answered.
It all sounds unbelievable, so here’s a video of parts of the insane ritual…
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rrJiAvti9o
This post was published on April 3, 2015 6:09 PM
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