Filipinos nailed to cross in Easter ritual frowned on by church By Erik de Castro CUTUD, Philippines (Reuters) - Nearly 20 Filipinos and a Danish filmmaker were nailed to crosses to re-enact the crucifixion of Christ on Good Friday, a practice the Roman Catholic Church frowns upon as a distortion of the Easter message. The annual Philippine ritual draws thousands of spectators to San Fernando, 80 km (50 miles) north of Manila, to see penitents flagellate ...
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Avigdor Lieberman in Ynetnews There is a loss of proportion here, an intoxication of the media. There is someone to prey on, someone to flagellate,said Lieberman.
Silvio Berlusconi in Bloomberg Italy "is a country that loves to flagellate itself and make itself look bad," Berlusconi told reporters today in Toyako, Japan, during the second day of the G-8 meeting.
Celso Amorim in El Universal Nobody wants Venezuela to flagellate itself. A positive token is needed to the Brazilian Congress,said Amorim during the Mercosur summit held in Asunción, where Chávez is not present, AFP quoted.