Blessed Virgin Mary living in Kennedy Expressway underpass

[emad]

Faithful Call Image On Underpass Wall 'Beautiful'
Others Call Image Salt Stain

POSTED: 7:02 am CDT April 18, 2005
UPDATED: 9:10 pm CDT April 18, 2005



CHICAGO -- Hundreds of people on Monday gathered at the Fullerton Avenue underpass on the Kennedy Expressway to see what they say is the image of the Virgin Mary.

"When you come down here -- that's why I wanted to come down here and see for myself -- when you come down here and you see it, it's real," said Joanne Grablik, of Inverness. "It is beautiful."

State police said what the people are seeing is a salt stain from the Kennedy overhead, NBC5's Darren Kramer reported.

Obdulia Delgado said she was driving home along Fullerton Avenue on April 10 after getting off work at St. Elizabeth Hospital when she saw what she believes to be the Virgin Mary on the wall. She quickly pulled over and examined the form, and then began praying.

http://www.nbc5.com/news/4388177/detail.html?rss=chi&psp=news

[Burma Jones]

1. And people wonder why there's the occasional mocking of religion..

here on DU.

[StopTheMorans]

2. .

:thumbsup:

[tuvor]

3. The first thing I saw was NOT the Virgin Mary.

That's all I'm gonna say about that.

[emad]

4. Labia majora? But not necessarily virginal...

?

[Joe Power]

9. Yep..

...looks like a coochie to me, too. Must be my repressive Catholic upbringing. ;)

[Ilsa]

5. You are not alone.

I saw that also as well as the "virgin Mary". The link is inarguable. Too bad patriarchal religions don't get it.

[luvLLB]

6. I see what you see...does that mean I'm going to hell?

[miss_kitty]

7. I stick with my initial assessment

it's a vagina. Not really a vagina-the labia bits of a vagina. That's why they're worshipping it.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

10. Vulva! Vulva! Vulva!

Boys (and some of you girls), that part of a gal's anatomy is called the VULVA. :)

Clearly some edumecatin' is in order -- go here:

http://www.houseochicks.com/vulvauniversity/index.html

[miss_kitty]

12. thank you

i stand corrected.

Whatever it is, I think Georgia O'Keeffe had a hand in it...er-bad choice of words-but too bad to change!:evilgrin:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

13. VERY...

Georgia O'Keefe! :D

[Susang]

8. I'll be walking past there in about half an hour

I'll say hi to the salt stain labia for you. :eyes:

Sheesh, anything to make traffic a little fucking worse in that neighborhood!

[Hell Hath No Fury]

11. That is quite the Rorschach Test!

They see the Virgin Mary, while I see this:








(Those are vulva puppets, btw. You can find them here: http://www.houseochicks.com)