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There's a lot of whipping in the news these days.

The Muslims are whipping, and now we learn the former Pope would self flagellate. Strange word pairing isn't it - "self flagellate."

They say he did it to get closer to God.

CNN: Book: Pope John Paul II self-flagellated to get closer to Jesus

The late pope had a particular belt for self-flagellation and brought it with him to his summer residence...