well read again as I said they had 13 kids not 13 years. 13 kids being tortured by their parents, some up to age 22.. starved and beaten....
They should rebuild it. But the sudden availability of mega investors shows the double standards around distributing wealth. The damage wasn’t even that significant in the end, the spire was a 19th century addition so not that old or precious as the rest, and just the wood in the roof burnt, it’s only wood innit. Obviously the covering on top went as well, again not a severe tragedy. They’ll either go with an exact replica of what was there, or a modern roof and spire that compliments the rest of the building.
I probably worded the statement incorrectly. Maybe, I don't know. As far as I know Macron has said it will be rebuilt. What I want to know is does rebuilding present a moral dilemma in terms of the cost and whether the money required could be put to better use? The reason I ask is because at Mass on Easter Sunday, our priest said he finds rebuilding it to be "repugnant". I was surprised by his stance on it. That's not to say I thought him right or wrong, I just wasn't expecting it.
I would have assumed it would be rebuilt without question, tbh. Did he have any other reason to object to it? Surely the cost is no more of an issue than any other project or expenditure that isn't entirely necessary, so why single that one out?
quite simple. knock the Eiffel.tower and burn the Loire next and what does Paris have left.. it's a tourist trap and contributes more to economy than anything. there's no irony lost on me that it was falling down and couldn't get funding before this fire. as long as it was taking in tourist bucks they didn't care the place was taking down.
He said the Church is the people not the buildings. While people are starving and facing deprivation and poverty it's wrong not to address that. The millions required to rebuild could do an enormous amount of good. Coupled with people don't attend services as much anyway.
From what I read there is actually a scarcity of wooden beams old enough and strong enough to rebuild. Gone are the times giant oaks fill the forests. The hundreds of year old oaks suitable for building massive structures are pretty rare these days having been cut already. Not to say we don't have other building materials, but to build the wooden interior to the same quality as before may be difficult.
Putting aside historical, cultural, and aesthetic values (which are important in their own rights): It's part of what draws people to Paris and stimulates the tourist economy. It will repay France for being rebuilt. There are very few churches that are anywhere as near as famous as Notre Dame. You can't get that much of a draw to France from anywhere else.
During mass... "This bread represents the body, of Christ, this wine is the blood of Christ, this Carling is the piss of Christ."
