Catholics crucify themselves while listening to Led Zeppelin

[CptStern]

it's surreal but you just cant make shit like this up:

CUTUD, Philippines (Reuters) - More than a dozen Filipinos were nailed to crosses and scores more whipped their backs into a bloody pulp on Friday in a gory ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ

In the small village of Cutud, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Manila, seven men cried out as nails the size of pencils were driven into their hands and feet before they were hoisted up in the scorching heat.

Up to 20,000 people watched the spectacle, which has grown from a village production started in 1962 to a media and tourist attraction copied in other parts of the country.

The atmosphere was festive, with hawkers selling beer, ice-cream and souvenir whips. Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" blared out from speakers before the penitents approached the crosses.

"I don't like the festivities. It should have been more solemn," said Pauline, a tourist from Poland, but added: "I believe in the sincerity of the volunteers, it was very moving."

For hours before the crucifixions, lines of men, hooded and half naked, flayed their backs with bamboo whips and paddles tipped with broken glass. Blood splattered over the road.


The country's dominant Catholic Church disapproves of the crucifixions and flagellations as a misrepresentation of the faith.


But participants, many of whom have been nailed multiple times, say they do it as a sacrifice for their families.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/070406/world/international_easter_philippines_dc

they're out of their minds ..the people who sit there and proclaim it a joyous occasion are batshit insane and need to be slaughtered to the irony gods as penance

 

[Krynn72]

Seriously... what the ****. These religious fanatics are proving themselves more and more insane with each passing day.

 

[Ennui]

WHAT THE ****

Goddamn but I wish everyone was buddhist.

 

[Ren.182]

:|.


Just... :|.

 

[mastag]

THIS IS INSANE.







how come I wasn't invited?

 

[Sebastian]

Wow, that's hard core. But I gotta show some respect to a person who would willingly nail themselves to a ****ing cross just through a belief; I know I would probably never do it by choice.

 

[Absinthe]

...

And I'll leave it at that.

 

[MiccyNarc]

It is so ****ing ironic that I'd just started listening to stairway to heaven for the first time and I clicked on this thread.

I'm a zeppelin virgin

 

[mindless_moder]

have you guys been living under a rock or something ? it happens every year :S.

 

[brink's]

It is so ****ing ironic that I'd just started listening to stairway to heaven for the first time and I clicked on this thread.

I'm a zeppelin virgin

I suggest you lose it to led zeppelin 3

 

[Dalamari]

That's pretty ****ed up....but Zeppelin is pretty awesome

 

[Murray_H]

have you guys been living under a rock or something ?

I don't criticise your way of life, so don't criticise mine. ;(

 

[_Z_Ryuken]

And my friend wants me to visit there with him. I'll show him this story and finally have a reason to say no.

 

[dream431ca]

I like the Led Zeppelin part.

 

[Absinthe]

I don't criticise your way of life, so don't criticise mine. ;(

???

 

[CptStern]

he's "living under a rock" ...lol@ murray

 

[sinkoman]

Makes me shame to be half Filipino

 

[Darkside55]

Makes me shame to be half Filipino

I'm half Filipino too, but I'm not ashamed of that...I'm ashamed that people, period, are this stupid. This is friggin' crazy. And it's been going on for so long too...really surprised I've never heard of this before. I really have no words.

At least they have good taste in music.

 

[Jintor]

I thought Stern made up another article, but no, it turns out Humanity is even stupider than fiction.

 

[Sulkdodds]

Er...I...hmm.

At least they have good taste in music.

 

[Remus]

WHAT THE ****

Goddamn but I wish everyone was buddhist.

Buddhist? Bleah...

Not believing in anything FTW!

 

[Pulse]

Needed more Physical Graffiti!

 

[Seppo]

damn idiots.

 

[McGooTheWise]

That kinda made me sick to my stomach... Thinking that Jesus being crucified means that crucifiction is a way of the faith is ignorant, stupid, and... I duno what... What a bunch of idiots.

 

[poo poo head]

Yea, this is pretty old, they have been doing this for years now, they used to show it on Specials on TV. People actually volunteer to be nailed on the cross to show their devotion. To me, thats just retarded, and i'm a devout Catholic, i show my faith by going to church on easter sunday, which is probably the only time i go to church throughout the year.

 

[Vigilante]

Opus Dei?

 

[Muffin Man]

That's seriously HxC.

 

[NeptuneUK]

Idiot award

 

[DEATHMASTER]

haha


hahaha

 

[Seppo]

They should've played STRYPER instead of Zep

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

Lol.