For
the first time since 1803, Christmas mass was not celebrated in Notre Dame Cathedral.
Such a
shame.
They
are of course still trying to recover from the tragic fire in April 2019 that
destroyed the 850 year-old icon.
Recovery
efforts have been hampered by a variety of issues including toxic gasses,
thanks
to the melted metal spire.
The
biggest issue at the moment seems to be the fact that the scaffolding that was
erected for the restoration that was in progress when the church burned,
has
welded together into 250 tons of twisted metal.
Obviously
it needs to be removed and a crane is currently being built to aid in the
process.
Macron
has promised a new Notre Dame in five years.
That may be a tough promise to keep.
Here
is a previous Notre Dame blog...
Cheers!
PJ
(c)
2020 PJ Lehrer
