Harare, Zimbabwe (News of the South)-Easter is upon us and the world with all its spiritualism is coming up with agog happenings. Some scary shocking acts that defy the mind but seemingly are logical to them.
Below are some Phillipinos doing what they “know” draws some Loooooove from heaven:
According to a Reuters article the citizens of the Phillipine village see the extreme acts as a display of devotion but which the Roman Catholic Church criticizes as a distortion of the Easter message.
“The annual ritual draws thousands of spectators to San Fernando, 80 km (50 miles) north of Manila, to see penitents flagellate themselves and a series of crucifixions in area villages, culminating in a recreation of Christ’s death”.
“The practice took hold in northern Pampanga province about 60 years ago as a form of religious vow for Filipinos seeking forgiveness, to have illnesses cured even get wishes granted”
“The colorful street play in Cutud village has been drawing thousands of curious foreign and local tourists as well as journalists, turning what should be a solemn Good Friday religious ritual into a carnival-like atmosphere”, it says.
The town has since built a hill with three crosses in the middle of an open field for the main ceremony, with crucifixions also taking place in nearby villages earlier in the day.
Souvenir and food stalls surrounded the hill, and people selling ice-cream, sodas and water wandered among the crowd and the narrow, dusty streets.
The Roman Catholic Church says crucifixions done to seek something from God are not Christian acts because they are self-serving and corrupt the message of Christ’s suffering for others.
More than 80 percent of the Philippines population are Catholic.
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