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Man crosses street in front of South Station

By adamg on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 4:29pm
Guy with large Cross near South Station

Liz Devlin watched a man drag a life-sized crucifix past South Station this afternoon.

Earlier:
His cross to bear.

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Comments

By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 4:30pm.

... he was trying to catch a cross-town bus?

By Zip on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 4:37pm.

n/t

By John Costello on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 4:44pm.

We should follow up early on Wednesday morning to see if he wanders back through.

By Robert Paulson on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 4:39pm.

Just because I wear a bandaid on my face it doesn't make me Nelly.

By Mr. Bink on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 4:41pm.

...if walking on water might actually be a quicker way to head south than taking the red line home...

By whyaduck on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 4:44pm.

to make room on the Red Line.

By adamg on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 5:15pm.

By Jesus the Puertorican Baseball... on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 8:57pm.

from a reporter named Devlin?

Anyway, maybe it's the Bible Stories comic-con at the BCEC. Not as popular as the video game Dorkfest, which has more of a cult following.

By Arthur on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 10:17pm.

One of the few left who doesn't appear to be denying Christ. If his goal is to remind us that we need Jesus, I'm onboard. Let me be among the first to say that I could use the reminder. Go with God!

By adamg on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 10:54pm.

He fed the poor and aided the afflicted.

How is this guy doing that?

By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 11:27pm.

The money changers were in their temples.

By bosguy22 on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 9:19am.

Anyone check his crypt lately?

By MattyC on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 10:52am.

Keep your reminders to yourself. I don't need a poorly written fantasy novel to teach me about right and wrong.

By dvg on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 10:41pm.

Given the way real estate has become a religion of its own in greater Boston, it might be a Realtor® who just sold a house walking home with the wooden sign post.

By adamg on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 10:57pm.

Around 10 p.m.

By BikerGeek on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 10:37am.

Hopefully he could find someone to put him up for the night.

By Ron Newman on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 11:19pm.

Station of the Cross

By roadman on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 9:40am.

South Station included a Catholic chapel as part of the station.

https://blog.mass.gov/transportation/south-station-expansion/south-stati...

By John Costello on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 12:02pm.

My parents went to mass there from time to time around 1973-1974. I remember it because there was no homily and I got to see trains after church, but also because the Federal Reserve was under construction.

Parking was easy then since downtown was a ghost town on Sundays and getting out of mass early allowed my dad to get his football bets in before the 1:00 games with the South End bookies. No joke.

By Ron Newman on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 4:21pm.

I recall there being no Sunday service on any MBTA commuter train from South Station until some time in teh late 80s or early 90s. So the only people who would have used South Station on Sundays were riding Amtrak.

By Ron Newman on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 4:19pm.

South Station Theatre

By Kaz on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 11:21am.

Maybe if that life is 10 years old.

If he's approximately 6 ft tall and that cross appears to be at a near 45 degree angle, then the vertical beam is about 8-9 feet tall. If you buried it only a foot into the ground, he'd only hang about a foot off the ground and with a stiff enough wind he'd probably topple the thing over. His shoulder is at the cross point of the two beams and his arm is cupping the horizontal beam near the end. There's no way you could nail his hand to the ends of that cross without him sagging to the ground given the height again.

That's not his cross to bear. He must be headed to crucify a child somewhere and you all want to discuss how god-like his motives might be?