[Doctor Stochastic]

So what do people think about Los Hermanos Pentitentes?

Catholic Encyclopedia Link

Flagellation has been in Christianity longer than Islam has been in existence. (Which does not justify the practice.)

[nomad]

Do they whip kids?

[monkeyshine]

As I said, self-flaggelation is pretty much fine by me, if you want to do that to yourself. It's the slicing open of your children's skulls that has got me sick in the stomach.