After rumors that the Notre Dame Cathedral was going turn into some form of monstrosity after the terrible fire, everyone breathed a sigh of relief that no it would not turn into a mosque.
The Notre Dame cathedral is owned by the French Ministry of Culture and is considered national property of France. There is a deal so there can be Catholic mass but the government owns it. Thus Macron could not help himself in trying to insert himself into the project. But first, a look at the extraordinary work being done in the rebuilding.
So after all of this meticulous work, all hand crafted, we have this:
Gateway Pundit picks up the story:
During a visit to the 13th-century cathedral this month, Macron announced the windows in six of the seven chapels in the south aisle would be removed and replaced by contemporary stained-glass windows that would be chosen in a competition.”
Besides the fact that the 19th century stained glass windows by Violet-le-Duc have become an integral part of the Cathedral’s visual and appeal, there is also the problem that the change was suggested by the new Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, who wrote to the Élysée Palace suggesting that a series of six new windows be commissioned.
Appointed by Francis, Ulrich is a ‘reformist’ like him, so there is a natural concern that his ‘peculiar’ ideas would permeate the new windows’ artwork. – not to mention that a competition would transform the choice into a ‘popularity contest’ and may end up with poor, unsuitable choices.
As you would expect, French President Macron gave his full approval to the idea, but more than 122,000 people have signed a petition launched two weeks ago, demanding that the original windows remain.
The petition reads:
“The stained glass windows in Notre Dame designed by Viollet-le-Duc were created as a coherent whole. It is a genuine creation that the architect wanted to be faithful to the cathedral’s gothic origins.”
The cathedral is due to reopen on 8 December 2024.
For the past several years, master craftsmen have been working on restoring the stain glass windows. The finishing touch in having an exact replacement of this magnificent church. Alas to be denied?
Let us hope better minds prevail.
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