His Epithet Reads: 'Here Lies Marco, Lucky Recipient of God's Mischievous Sense of Humor' . . .

The Gadfly is typically not prone to making lighthearted commentary revolving around human tragedy, but there are times when the irony is so distinctly infused with ethereal whimsy that it simply cannot be helped but to make special note of it.

Observe:

A man was crushed to death when a giant crucifix dedicated to Pope John Paul II collapsed and fell on him, ITV News reports. The accident came just days before a historic canonization that will see the late pope declared a saint.

The 98-foot-high wooden and concrete cross fell during a ceremony in the Italian Alpine village of Cevo on Thursday, killing 21-year-old student Marco Gusmini.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/new-saints/pope-john-paul-ii-crucifix-falls-crushes-man-death-n89546


One might suppose that if your untimely departure from this earthly existence comes in the form of being crushed into a human pancake by the welcoming, outstretched arms of the concrete statue of your deified religious icon, then you're a winner man - you hit the afterlife jackpot.

Just saying . . . .



----TFG