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Like numerous sites revered by the faithful in the Holy Land, the Via Dolorosa -- also known as the Way of the Cross -- has more to do with faith than historical accuracy.Their heads bowed, Franciscan monks lead a procession meant to retrace the steps of Jesus as he bore his cross to the site of his crucifixion.
"It is very emotional to be walking in the exact spot where Jesus walked and to reflect on his suffering," says Luigi Morana, a Christian pilgrim from Italy.
But Morana and the tens of thousands of other pilgrims from around the world who every year take part in the weekly processions along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City are on the wrong track, according to experts.
Like numerous sites revered by the faithful in the Holy Land, the Via Dolorosa -- also known as the Way of the Cross -- has more to do with faith than historical accuracy.
Every Friday, the robed monks lead pilgrims along the 14 Stations of the Cross meant to mark the route Jesus followed, carrying his cross, from the Roman palace where he was condemned to death to the Hill of Golgotha where he was crucified and where the Church of the Holy Sepulchre now stands.
Pilgrims pray and sing hymns, trying their best to ignore the call for Muslim prayer coming from a nearby minaret's loudspeakers.
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