Bloody Philippine passion play sees final performance of veteran 'Jesus'

Bloody passion play sees final performance of veteran 'Jesus'

Scores of penitents whipped themselves bloody under a scorching sun while others were nailed to crosses in a polarizing Good Friday tradition drawing the most e

Bloody Philippine passion play sees final performance of veteran 'Jesus'

Scores of penitents whipped themselves bloody under a scorching Philippine sun while others were nailed to crosses in a polarising Good Friday tradition drawing the most extreme of Catholic devotees.

BEYOND POLICY | ‘Good Friday’ Christianity and Philippine development

BY BRIAN DOCE DID YOU know that, for some sociologists, religion plays a role in economic development? Yes. Such idea originated from a German intellectual named Max Weber in his essay entitled “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” published in 1904. Comparing European nations with Catholic and Protestant populations, Weber observed that Protestant nations are more industrialized and developed compared to their Catholic counterpart…