There are tons of articles out there about this - how the architecture of big cities is increasingly designed to discourage homelessness. Think of those "ornamental" triangular bumps that top windowsills, flat areas, or the dividers they put on benches.
But this - in front of a church, no less, this has to take the cake:
Now, I mean, really. If Jesus really did come back as a homeless person he's definitely not crashing on this bench, in front of this church. So I guess they'll be missing out.
It would be impossible to conceive a bigger irony, which I suspect is entirely lost upon them.
Oh, yeah - looking at the photos underlines the fact that I need a new phone/camera. Soon, but not today.