The latest in Bernard Poncehttp://informreligion.com/topic/bernard-ponce2010-04-16T07:47:50ZBarefoot faithful parade Christ statue through Manila2010-04-16T07:47:50ZReuters US Online Report World Newstag:informreligion.com,2010-04-16:/roman-catholicism/barefoot-faithful-parade-christ-statue-manila-809836a/<div><p>MANILA (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a>) - Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees thronged the streets of <a title="Manila" href="/topic/Manila" >Manila</a> on Saturday as a centuries old black statue of <a title="Jesus Christ" href="/topic/Jesus+Christ" >Jesus Christ</a>, believed to have healing powers, was paraded through the old city.</p><p>The wooden, life-sized Black Nazarene, carved in <a title="Mexico" href="/topic/Mexico" >Mexico</a>...