Defaced Mary
Did this story make it out of Chicagoland and out across the country?
Sometime during the last few days of Pope John Paul II's life and the Papal events that followed, a stain appeared on a Chicago underpass. From the photos that i've seen, i think it's off the Kennedy Expressway at Fullerton Avenue, a route i know well as i used to drive it often from Indiana to attend classes at DePaul University.
Someone decided that the stain looked like the Virgin Mary and as word got out people started flocking to the site. People came in droves to take pictures, light candles, pray, leave notes, etc. There were so many poeple that eventually Chicago's Finest had to close off the underpass, which i'm sure was a logistical nightmare for traffic since Chicago traffic is horrible anyway. (insert lyrics from James Taylor's song - "Damn That Traffic Jam" here) IDOT said the stain was simply created from winter salt and slush runoff from the Kennedy Expressway above, clearly this is true.
I thought it was completely insane that all of these people were coming to pray and take pictures of this stain, but then again, if that's their thing...more power to 'em.
Today, some Yahoo decided to deface the "Mary", and he defaced the stain with a phrase that in my opinion would look better scrawled across the White House, but i digress. "Big Lies", the man wrote in black shoe polish and in one gesture took away a figment of hope for so many.
I don't get it. I didn't get the whole thing from the beginning. It was just too strange to me. However, i'm not about to go out and deface something just because i don't believe in it. I just wonder...doesn't this man have anything better to do?? Sir, get a hobby!!!
ABC7Chicago.com: Man charged in Virgin Mary defacing
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Suz,
Thanks so much for your post on my blog. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog and I feel that we have many things in common...in addition to both being Gemini's.
We did hear about the defacing of the supposed image of the Virgin Mary in the Chicago area. I thought it was interesting. It seems strange to me, as well. I don't understand the folks who came for afar to view the image...and I don't understand the guy that wanted to deface it. Strange.
I appreciate your information on your church. I will definitely check it out. My partner and I were both raised Cathoic, however, we don't go to mass regularly anymore. I am very disappointed in the church's stance on gays...as well as MANY other issues. I believe in God, however, I am very confused right now about religion in general.
Interesting to see you live in Indiana. I grew up near St. Louis, but I went to school for part of my undergraduate career at Indiana University in Bloomington. I loved it there. I is a VERY liberal university. I found it most accepting and a wonderful place to be. I sometimes long to be there. I miss it so much!
I saw that you mentioned DePaul University. I really wanted to attend undergraduate school there. My parents objected, however. I was a music major at the beginning of my studies and they have a terrific music school. So, I was very disappointed that my folks would let me go there.
Anyway, I really enjoyed reading about you and hearing from you. Looking forward to reading much more....
Take care!
Brian
People are allways afraid to let others formulate their own opinions. Censorship is rampant, and that's all that guy did. It's abhorent.
Todd Vodka
www.blithelywego.blogspot.com
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