Notre Dame cathedral engulfed in flames

[Legion]

Oh, didn't CNN tell you about that?

[christiefan915]

Need a place to stay?

[christiefan915]

Oh, didn't CNN tell you about that?

You never read The Hunchback of Notre Dame?

[MAGA MAN]

this is a monstrosity, looks like disney designed it

Disney has borrowed the design of many historic buildings for theatrical purposes.

[christiefan915]

Takes one to know one. BTW, you might recall who dubbed the pride of the Yadkin Vallety fRight.

Yeah, that was a good one.

[Legion]

You never read The Hunchback of Notre Dame?

What does Victor Hugo have to do with the recent string of attacks on French churches?

[christiefan915]

What does Victor Hugo have to do with the recent string of attacks on French churches?

"I had a hunch back a while ago that something like this might happen. A quasi-motive being the hatred of western culture.."

[MAGA MAN]

so you are a statue bower

Only a sicko would think of that, and yet you did.

[Legion]

"I had a hunch back a while ago that something like this might happen. A quasi-motive being the hatred of western culture.."

I'm not in the mood for punning.

While the world Paris’ historic Notre Dame Cathedral erupting in flames Monday, the fire is only the latest in a series of incidents that have left social media awash in images of heavily damaged churches.

France has been hit with a string of fires at Catholic churches, some of which occurred alongside desecration of sacred objects and acts of vandalism.

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[Legion]

Any groans to give, Christiecrite?

France has seen a spate of attacks against Catholic churches since the start of the year, vandalism that has included arson and desecration.

Vandals have smashed statues, knocked down tabernacles, scattered or destroyed the Eucharist and torn down crosses, sparking fears of a rise in anti-Catholic sentiment in the country.

The historic Church of St. Sulpice in Paris was set on fire just after midday mass on Sunday, Le Parisien reported, although no one was injured. Police are still investigating the attack, which firefighters have confidently attributed to arson.

Built in the 17th century, St. Sulpice houses three works by the Romantic painter Eugene de la Croix, and was used in the movie adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown.

At the St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Houilles, in north-central France, a statue of the Virgin Mary was found smashed, and the altar cross had been thrown on the ground.

At Saint-Alain Cathedral in Lavaur, in south-central France, an altar cloth was burned and crosses and statues of saints were smashed.

In the southern city of Nimes, near the Spanish border, vandals looted the altar of the church of Notre-Dame des Enfants (Our Lady of the Children) and smeared a cross with human excrement.

The altar at the church of Notre-Dame in Dijon, the capital of the Burgundy region, was also broken into.

Newsweek reports that while in many cases the motive for the attacks was not known, France faces growing problems with anti-Christian violence.


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[Mr.Badguy]

Maybe I'm too zen to get worked up over stuff like this.

On one hand, yes I understand it's historical significance and can lament the loss of what is essentially a living record of skilled artisans and craftsmen (as a hobbyist woodworker I'm shedding a tear for all that old growth), but on the other hand shit happens and the fire has now become part of the buildings history. Whatever skilled artisans and craftsmen they find to rebuild it will be creating a new part of history.

If it's an attack of some kind, of course it is to be abhorred, I know they were renovating the church, so with people coming and going anything is possible

The Catholic Church and organized religion in general can go fuck itself so you won't see any sympathy from me in that regard.

[MAGA MAN]

Maybe I'm too zen to get worked up over stuff like this.

On one hand, yes I understand it's historical significance and can lament the loss of what is essentially a living record of skilled artisans and craftsmen (as a hobbyist woodworker I'm shedding a tear for all that old growth), but on the other hand shit happens and the fire has now become part of the buildings history. Whatever skilled artisans and craftsmen they find to rebuild it will be creating a new part of history.

The Catholic Church and organized religion in general can go fuck itself so you won't see any sympathy from me in that regard.

We Catholics appreciate your sentiments. LOL

[Jarod]

They should rebuild it, it will make a great museum to organized religion one day soon.

[dukkha]

They should rebuild it, it will make a great museum to organized religion one day soon.

as opposed to what? unorganized religion?

[dukkha]

Maybe I'm too zen to get worked up over stuff like this.

On one hand, yes I understand it's historical significance and can lament the loss of what is essentially a living record of skilled artisans and craftsmen (as a hobbyist woodworker I'm shedding a tear for all that old growth), but on the other hand shit happens and the fire has now become part of the buildings history. Whatever skilled artisans and craftsmen they find to rebuild it will be creating a new part of history.

If it's an attack of some kind, of course it is to be abhorred, I know they were renovating the church, so with people coming and going anything is possible

The Catholic Church and organized religion in general can go fuck itself so you won't see any sympathy from me in that regard.

"“All phenomena are impermanent." ( Buddhist maxim)