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| Smoke billows as fire engulfs the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Source: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier |
Lord have mercy.
Postscript [17.04.2019]
“Interpreting the great fire of Notre Dame.”
Gavin Ashenden in conversation with Rodney Hearth. http://a1r.tv/videos/view/19124
If only it had been Bangor. If only. It would have been a treat to see the part-time Dean's face, coming back from a Holy Week mini break, only to discover the destruction.
ReplyDelete"Why didn't someone rescue the precious artefacts"? she would ask.
"Oh, because the Cathedral is bolted shut, except for a few hours each day, and no-one knows where the keys are"! the poor bl**dy infantry would reply with jaded resignation.
I wonder if they have opened a separate bank account for all the millions that have been promised or whether it will all just go into the general fund aka Captain Peacock and Bonaparte accountancy methodology?
DeleteWell there'll be no shortage of ash for Ash Wednesday next year.
DeleteIt won't be long before some entrepreneurial individual will be selling packets of it to the gullible along with Jesus keyrings and Pope fridge magnets.
All proceeds to the rebuilding fund of course!
I find it quite sickening to read of wealthy French families and industrialists trying to outdo each other with announcements of pledges of 100s of millions of euros.
ReplyDeleteThe Roman Catholic church is quite able to afford to rebuild Notre Dame without any difficulty whatsoever and plate it in gold leaf too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wealthiest_organizations
PP. What is interesting is Notre Dame is owned by the state, as are many of its ancient buildings. The RC only have stewardship of these buildings and are not responsible for maintenance This was reported on Sky News last evening. Is there a lesson for UK, as cathedrals are struggling.
ReplyDeleteCan anyone imagine WAG running our 6, would certainly put oil on troubled waters.
I understood the French "state" to be entirely secular.
DeleteAm I mistaken?