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title: "I wonder if Jesus would be pleased or horrified that he was so…"
date: 2017-04-16
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a link.
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# I wonder if Jesus would be pleased or horrified that he was so…

*April 16, 2017 · Facebook*

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[https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/04/14/filipinos-re-enact-christs-crucifixion-in-gory-good-friday-ritual.html](https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/04/14/filipinos-re-enact-christs-crucifixion-in-gory-good-friday-ritual.html){target="_blank"}
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I wonder if Jesus would be pleased or horrified that he was so influential that people are nailing themselves to crosses in his honor, thousands of years after he died.\
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\"Many of the mostly impoverished penitents undergo the ritual to atone for sins, pray for the sick or for a better life, and to give thanks for what they believe were God-given miracles.\
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The Catholic Church does not approve of the ritual.\"\
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[https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/04/14/filipinos-re-enact-christs-crucifixion-in-gory-good-friday-ritual.html](https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/04/14/filipinos-re-enact-christs-crucifixion-in-gory-good-friday-ritual.html){target="_blank"}
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