Self-Flagellations and Mock Crucifixions Continues Among Roman Catholic Devotees on Good Friday
The Good Friday practice of self-flagellation and mock crucifixions continues north of Manila, Philippines. Roman Catholic devotees, many with face covered, barefoot and bloodied, walked in an annual tradition among devotees beating themselves in a reactment of the flogging and suffering of Jesus Christ. Thousands flock to witness volunteers subjecting themselves to flogging, self-flagellation, and … Read more