SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines — (AP) — Eight Filipinos were nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a gory Good Friday tradition that draws thousands of devotees and tourists to the Philippines despite being rejected by the Catholic church.
That reminds me. It's almost Holy Saturday so I better dust off my Rolling Stones CDs
ReplyDeleteThose people crazier then a bunch a shit house rats.
ReplyDeleteCan we do Hillary or Joe next?
ReplyDeleteHillary upside down so we can use her as a vase for our Easter lilies
DeleteWow, talk about dedicated!
DeleteNah, do them right side up. And then after two hours smash their ankles. That's the Roman way.
DeleteYou could do it for your friend or you could pay a soldier to do it, back in the day.
Breaking the ankles speeds the death-by-crucifixion by quickening the suffocation effect.
This sort of thing has been going on for 2000 years. It seems to have hung on in Hispanic countries. Speaking as a Catholic, it’s pretty horrifying.
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Damn! I outta nails. Maybe next year.
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