After a three-year hiatus due to COVID, a controversial Good Friday tradition has been resurrected.
After a three-year hiatus due to COVID, a controversial Good Friday tradition has beenEight people were willingly nailed to crosses in the Philippines to commemorate Christ’s suffering as part of a lurid custom that’s been banned by the Catholic Church, as seen in videos dropping jaws online.
Penitent Ruben Enaje grimaces in pain as he is nailed to a cross during Good Friday crucifixions on April 07, 2023 in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines.They are then erected on a hill in front of a crowd in a scene that seems straight out of Mel Gibson’s 2004 film “Passion Of The Christ.” Despite being praised for his bravery, the Passion-ate penitent says he fears for his life every time he goes up on the cross.
Then, villagers in Roman Centurion regalia hammer 4-inch nails through their palms and feet, before standing them up on crosses in the sun for 10 minutes. The cruci-fixer explained that people think it’s going to be “very macabre” or “disgusting” but it’s done in a “very respectful way.”
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