Despite the societal stigma attached to shedding tears passed infancy, crying can actually be quite healthy for you. A good cry is a way to relieve mental or emotional stress and physical tension. A public display of emotion such as weeping can turn out to be as embarrassing as it is cathartic. But often, figuring out exactly where to go when the tears start flowing can make the situation even more stressful.
It's hard to look at Montreal's skyline without spotting a church. So much so that American writer and humorist Mark Twain once said upon a visit to Montreal in 1888 that you "couldn't throw a brick" in the city "without breaking a church window."