I cannot help but find this barbaric.

A 15-year-old boy has been crucified in the Philipines today in a gory ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ.

Dozens of Filipinos, including the boy and an 18-year-old girl, were nailed to crosses and scores more whipped their backs into a bloody pulp as the country's devout Roman Catholics marked Good Friday.

I try to be understanding and non judgemental about people's religious faith, but when it presents itself as mutilations or rights of pain I have a hard time not thinking them uncivilized and primitive.