Feast of the Black Nazarene
By aubrey
@averygirl72 (37715)
Philippines
January 8, 2017 6:50am CST
I respect other religions. But I don't like the practice of Catholic Church about feast of the Black Nazarene. January 9 tomorrow is feast again. Media will cover the occasion. I just see many issues about this celebration. People crowd the street and act wild during the occasion. They need to push everybody around to get near the statue. I think it's needless since they can touch the image anytime or some other day they want without getting wild and out of control. There are sea of people stressing themselves. I don't believe in images because we need to pray to God in spirit not in using images. Why the need to put themselves in danger being suffocated and crush during procession. I don't know why the priest does not correct this wrong practice. They don't show respect to the image sometimes they can drag the image down with too much pulling and touching. Poor image of Jesus. He could be very stress of what people is doing to him during this occasion.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
11 Jan 17
@averygirl72 I admire them for their sacrifice . 
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@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
Imagine 22 hours? Don't they get tired and hungry? But they think they do that sacrifice to please God
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@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
8 Jan 17
It's in the bible not to worship images but no one is correcting them because the catholic church is blind
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@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
The people are unruly and like crazy jumping the platform of the image. Lots of people are injured or loss consciousness
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@DianneN (246334)
• United States
10 Jan 17
@averygirl72 We all know that people are stupid at times. 
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@just4him (305417)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jan 17
I've never heard of that feast. I agree with you. I don't have anything to do with images. God said not to have them in your home or in the synagogue. The Catholic Church is loaded with them.
@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
9 Jan 17
We remove all images too when we became Christian. We just have memory verses on our walls
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@just4him (305417)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Jan 17
@averygirl72 The most I have is a manger scene for Christmas. I also have sayings. I don't have Bible verses on any of those plaques.
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@JudyEv (325318)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 17
This sounds very irreligious really. I'm sure God would not want such things happening.
@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
8 Jan 17
But they think they are religious and devoted to God but if you watch it people jump on the platform and they have no discipline. You're right God is not happy with riot like this one.
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@JudyEv (325318)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jan 17
@averygirl72 I agree completely. Some are very rude and not a bit 'Christian' in their behaviour.
@jstory07 (134238)
• Roseburg, Oregon
8 Jan 17
That sounds like a feast that should be gotten rid of.
@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
8 Jan 17
If they cannot stop at least they change a bit and make it more organize
@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
How I wish they change it to something better not that way of being fanatics
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
9 Jan 17
Even if I am a Roman Catholic, I am not in favor of what these people are doing. They can devote their time and efforts in other ways not through this.
@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
Yeah they can devote their time on something more useful and good than doing this
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@Brittnyrose (1445)
• Aberdeen, North Carolina
8 Jan 17
Hi!! I just want to say I totally love your opinion. It's similar to how I feel and my grandmother always taught me the difference of images and not using images.
