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Jim Morris

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Maybe the wrong place to post, if so sorry, but as a Catholic I'm absolutely devastated by the awful fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. It's been in existence since the twelfth century and is an absolute icon of all it stands for. It aso house many artworks; Pray they, and mainly the building, can be saved.

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I think it’s a good place to post Jim . The world is devastated no matter what your theological views are .
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Alan Green

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A masterpiece of its or any other time. At least they saved the building
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Jim Morris

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Good of you all to comment. There are two ways to look at churches and cathedrals; as architecture and places of worship. For me. they are both, primarily the latter first. The faithful only expect respect and appreciation of non-believers. I have been in many beautiful examples of both. Several years ago, in the magnificent and gigantic edifice that is Seville Cathedral, I watched in disbelief as a girl in mini-shorts threw her leg around her grinning boyfriend, draping herself all over him as he leaned on the Christopher Columbus mausoleum, whilst a friend took a photograph. My feelings were a little less than Christian right then. Just no need for such disrespect. We can only hope that Notre Dame can be restored to its previous glory, but meanwhile it's still a place to worship if any of it remains open.
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I am also an atheist but I do support all attempts to restore this magnificent building. However it does go against the grain to hear that £86 million has been promised by a billionaire when there is much poverty in the world given that cumulatively the Catholic Church is by far the richest establishment in the world.
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Linda Wilson

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As another atheist, I also support attempts to restore the building. I fear that the French will plonk something in the middle as they did with the glass pyramid in front of the Louvre. I was horrified when I saw the bell, that I had once touched, surrounded by flames and then the whole steeple, that I had climbed collapse. But restoration will happen I'm sure. It just goes to show what happens when the builder's are in. Exeter lost a Tudor built hotel, when the builder's were in next door only a couple of years ago.
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Jim Morris

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I, for one, am not blaming France totally for the advent of time,God is timeless but places of worship are man made. Almost every building substance known to man has a lifetime. It's why the Sphinx, Acropolis and many other great historical and religious edifices like castles and churches all over the world are gradually eroding away. Back in 1967 (and I actually went to see the renovations taking place) the great York Minster Cathedral here in England was in serious danger of total collapse. Not the fault of any human error. One of the towers had sunk in the old mud foundations and was two and a half feet out of plumb. It cost over two million pounds to underpin it all to save it. Today, in 2019, that two million would be in the region of thirty-eight million pounds. It makes it clear why such staggering sums will be needed to save Notre Dame which is actually built on an island within Paris. Such architecture is beyond value, especially where religion is the first criteria, so I'd rather praise France for trying to save it for future generations and pray it all works out well.

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Terribly sad, it remains to be seen how well they restore it. It is a stunning, awe inspiring place. Paris is a favorite city, we've been there several times and always went to the Notre Dame. I'm not especially religious, but you can't fail to be impressed by the atmosphere in that wonderful building.