WHIPPING YOURSELF IS NOT A MARK OF SAINTHOOD

The previous Pope, Karol Wojtyla, used to flagellate himself, we are told by Monsignor Slawomir Oder. The nuns used to hear the sounds as he beat himself with a belt that he kept tucked between his robes in his wardrobe.

This we are encouraged to believe is a sign, that will accelerate him towards sainthood.

However, research has shown the relationship between repressed sexuality and sado-masochism.

Please Christians, put away your belts and whipping paraphernalia and enter the twenty-first century. Let the path to sainthood not be tainted with violence, even if directed against oneself.