Paulo Coelho. Zaire (№ 164607)

Crucifixion is the cruelest of executions invented by mankind. Remember, even Cicero called it "disgusting," for before his death, put to death on the cross is experiencing a terrible meal. And now when people wear a cross on his chest, hang a crucifix on the wall in the bedroom, seeing it as only a religious symbol, they forget that it is an instrument of torture.