Clergy Members Detained After Pipeline Protest in Boston The protesting clergy members were taken into custody Wednesday for blocking construction on the West Roxbury Lateral pipeline Published May 26, 2016 • Updated on May 26, 2016 at 7:42 am Officials say about 14 religious leaders representing several different faiths were arrested while protesting a forthcoming gas pipeline in Boston's West Roxbury neighborhood. The Boston Globe reports the protesting clergy members were taken into custody Wednesday for blocking construction on the West Roxbury Lateral pipeline on Grove Street. Demonstration organizer Anne Bancroft says she and her fellow religious leaders were arrested for singing songs and praying while they sat on the ledge of a hole set to house the 16-inch steel pipe.