The re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion has been disavowed by the Catholic Church, but the tradition persists in the Philippines. Photo: Karim Raslan The re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion has been disavowed by the Catholic Church, but the tradition persists in the Philippines. Photo: Karim Raslan
The re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion has been disavowed by the Catholic Church, but the tradition persists in the Philippines. Photo: Karim Raslan
Karim Raslan
Opinion

Opinion

Ceritalah by Karim Raslan

Philippine midterm elections: as Filipinos repent during Holy Week, the nation grapples with the sacred and the profane

  • The Good Friday traditions of crucifixions and whippings in the country are, in many ways, emblematic of the contradictory, often dualistic nature of Philippine public life

Karim Raslan
Karim Raslan

Updated: 6:15pm, 6 May, 2019

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The re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion has been disavowed by the Catholic Church, but the tradition persists in the Philippines. Photo: Karim Raslan The re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion has been disavowed by the Catholic Church, but the tradition persists in the Philippines. Photo: Karim Raslan
The re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion has been disavowed by the Catholic Church, but the tradition persists in the Philippines. Photo: Karim Raslan
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