The news today was that Pope John Paul II flagellated himself regularly to imitate Christ’s suffering. No he wasn't gassy on purpose if that's what you were thinking. It means he was into whipping himself with a belt so he could be close to Jesus. Read more at the Source.

Flagellation can be a timely process. It takes a ton of time to whip yourself into the favour of Jesus everyday. I found this handy little device on line to help out whip yourself all day long. It's called the Hands-Free Self-Flagellation. It seems to be highly recommended.

According to Sister Kristina of St. Augustine's Church in Vancouver, Canada: "We share one Flagellator among a dozen of us here and let me tell you, it gets a work out".