Church Disapproval Does Not Stop Catholic Zealots in Philippines from Carrying Out Easter Ritual of Mock Crucifixions

Despite disapproval from the Church, Catholic zealots in Philippines continued their tradition of re-enacting the final hours of Jesus Christ on Good Friday by nailing themselves to crosses. Foreign and local tourists flocked to the outskirts of the city of San Fernando, a 90-minute drive from Manila, to see the annual spectacle where a Christian "passion play" is taken to its blood-soaked extreme. In a vacant plot of land beneath the burning sun in ...

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