PRELATE ESTIMATES 10M FLOCKED TO BLACK NAZARENE
1 dead, 560 hurt in cult tradition
01/10/2011One person was killed while 560 devotees were treated for minor injuries yesterday after taking part in an annual procession which many consider a cult ceremony to honor a centuries-old black statue of Jesus Christ believed by many to have miraculous powers.
Barefoot Catholics, which some estimates put at as much as 2 million, joined the religious procession of the Black Nazarene atop a gilded carriage around Manila’s downtown Quiapo district.
The procession is one of the country’s most spectacular and extreme shows of faith and attracts people from all walks of life.
A 17-year-old man was stabbed to death by an unidentified assailant in front of the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta Park, Manila where the image of the Black Nazarene was brought as part of the festivities of famous image of the Christ on Saturday night..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110110hed1.html
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