Wino Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Those bad girls in India seem to enjoy a good whipping, and according to this article, even the pope does it. Spare the Rod: In September, engaging in a 300-year tradition of the Dussera holiday in India's Tamil Nadu state, Hindu priests ritually whipped 2,000 young women and girls over a five-hour period as penance for a range of sins, from insufficient studying to moral impurity. Said one sobbing yet inspired lash recipient, to an NDTV reporter, "(W)hen we are whipped, we will get rid of our mental and physical ailments and evil spirits." [New Delhi Television, 9-30-09] And in November, Pope John Paul II was revealed to have periodically atoned for sins by privately whipping himself, according to a nun who worked with him and who was cited in the Vatican's ongoing consideration of John Paul II for sainthood. The nun said she heard him distinctly several times from an adjacent room. [Daily Telegraph (London), 11-23-09] http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20091220/od_notw/nwx091220xml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Self flagellation is nothing new to Catholic monks and priests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Looks like the Hindu priests like to whip those naughty girls, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rucus7 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Same old same old, Religion equates to physical pain. That logic just does not float my boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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