Good Friday: 17 Men Nailed To Wooden Crosses Today

At least 17 men were set to be nailed to wooden crosses in the Philippines, Asia's Catholic heartland, on Good Friday in an extreme public display of faith. Young men dressed as soldiers of the Roman empire dragged local fisherman Willy Salvador, 59,  toward a central square where he and two other men were scheduled to be crucified mid-morning.


"I know you would not believe me, but God helped me recover from a nervous breakdown," the slight, white-robed and barefoot man told AFP as he acted out the role of Jesus Christ. "This is my personal way of thanking Him for healing me," said Salvador, who said he has had himself nailed to a cross each Good Friday since 2006.

 The nails go through both hands and both feet, but do not bear the weight of the penitents, who spend only a few minutes on the cross before being taken down and having their wounds treated.

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