Tens of thousands of Filipino Catholics flooded the streets of Manila today in hopes of touching a 17th century dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ… known by his fellow gang members simply as The Black Nazarene or Magical Black Jesus (MBJ for short). Complete story here.
Now to the untrained eye it would appear that these people are acting rather foolish… stepping on one another just to touch a statue. But a closer look will reveal that it is us who are the foolish ones. For you see, this statue is not merely a 402-year-old piece of wood that was burned at some point. Oh no, it is a Magical Jesus that possesses mystical powers… ones that can wash away sins and cure illnesses with merely a touch! Just look at these iron-clad testimonials:
Edna Gapo, a 40-year devotee, said the Black Nazarene has blessed her family with a good life. “All my children have good jobs abroad. And I was able to buy a car. “And when I was sick and struggling to stay alive, He made me well,” she added.
Fely Tan, a devotee, said: “The Black Nazarene is really miraculous. He blesses me even financially.”
I have but one simple question. If Magical Black Jesus is so powerful then why is poverty on the rise in the Philippines and why would they be still be so faithful?
Fr Jose Clemente Ignacio, Parish Priest, Quiapo Church, said: “The faith of the Filipinos has been growing. Poverty has also been increasing in our country and there are more people coming to ask help from our Lord.”
Personally I wouldn’t ask Magical Black Jesus for help… I’d demand answers :)
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Maybe the true power of Magical Black Jesus is in his huge magical black penis?
I am reprehensible. I know this.
honestly, what is there to say? But repent of your idolatress affair with this lack of faith of faith. is there a difference in Filipino and American catholicism? i feel they have missed the mark and have fallen on their lack of faith and yet you have a priest that encourages such lack of behaviour in the WORD of God. By doing such idolatress affair, are they more united in the main reason they worship the Only True God?
they said, “but this time organizers decided to take it first to a central park and through the city streets so more people would have a chance to see it.”
If they say this thing has powers and want more people to see this thing and be saved by a touch of this thing, why hold it back and guard it like it was made of gold? “Some 1,500 police were securing the procession.” is the password gang right when they say the suppression of the truth? i would agree to a point… “Many believe the Black Nazarene holds mystical powers that can wash away sins or cure illnesses. People hurl towels or handkerchiefs to be wiped on the image.”
O ye of little faith? who is “The One” that has completed “The Work” that we might be SAVED from “The Wrath of God”?
O ye of little faith?
“God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved” (John 3:16-17).
“Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent” (John 17:3).
A follower of this black thing said, “I believe that Nazarene will give me what I’m asking for,”
i wish he said more concerning this, what he expected to gain from this affair. “The wages of sin is death”
Forgiveness of OUR sins?! the forgiveness is forgiven, the questions is are you willing to be forgiven? are you willing to worship the Only way to OUR Father? We can’t add anything to what God has done for us.
In Ephesians 2:8-10…”For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them”
The hyrocket-bot has already been dealt with in many prior posts, such as this one. No new material, just more spewing of the same old unsupported nonsense, is in its latest posts.
Religion is ridiculous.
So I guess it is okay to pray to a dead white hippie? I see the Roman catholic, protestant cult of christ is alive and dieing.
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The Philippines is a fucked-up country. Religion and politics have gone to the worst in that country. Most Filipinos are too fatalistic (with trickling few who are realistic, scientific and rationalist) and don’t believe in their individual strenghts in particular and collective strenghts in general. And then again Filipinos have not yet realized they have those strengths and therefore don’t know how to use them. Everything in that country is in the hands of god and America. National defense? Economy? What type of government to run the country? Civil defense? Natural disasters? Leave them to never-omnipresent god and oft-delayed USA.
Ahahahahaha.
God only for the poor.
Or maybe, God make people poor.
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Yeah, European jesus would make so much more sense. Please, stop making up things. That statue of the Dark hued jesus was not burnt. That’s the oldest lie in the books. Try visiting like I have and try not the imagine things to fit your dark skin jealousy.
Die you sons of bitches if you don’t understand don’t criticize…..if this is the time of the inquisition I will hunt you down and kill you bastards……..!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stow your threats, loser. The inquisitions happened centuries ago, and christians should be forever ashamed of them, and of myriad other shameful things from christianity.