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Why are we obliged to be kneeling when we wear the patibulum?
We executioners prefer the condemned to do this, for the sole of a barefoot tells us which method to use when fastening it by nailing to the cross. Whether by nailing the feet to the front of the post, or nailing to the side by driving the spike through the heel bone or just below the ankle bone as was done here... I had her remove her sandals long before we got to the top of the hill.
Why are we obliged to be kneeling when we wear the patibulum?
We executioners prefer the condemned to do this, for the sole of a barefoot tells us which method to use when fastening it by nailing to the cross. Whether by nailing the feet to the front of the post, or nailing to the side by driving the spike through the heel bone or just below the ankle bone as was done here... I had her remove her sandals long before we got to the top of the hill.