Photos [GRAPHIC]: Penitents nailed to crosses
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Penitents with their hands tied to a bamboo pole walk through the streets as part of Lenten observance in Manila on April 5, 2012. The dominant Roman Catholic church frowns on flagellation and other extreme acts of penitence including gory Good Friday reenactments of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, but devout Catholics say it is a means of atoning for their sins and to implore God to spare them and other members of their families from illness or bad luck. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
