Catholics march streets lashing and lacerating themselves in bloody self-flagellation easter ritual

By Nelson Groom Filipino Catholics have marched the streets whipping themselves and lacerating their backs with razorblades in a bloody Easter ritual to atone for their sins. Gruesome footage from the otherwise peaceful town of Pakil, in Laguna province, show masked religious devotees performing the acts of self-inflicted pain to mark the Holy Week. The [...]

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