Notre Dame (Paris) on fire?

[Deleted member 1358]

Such a sad sight. An iconic building, soaked in beauty and history damaged.

Sitting it the slap bang centre of pairs it will be painful for years to come.

 

[buster]

3 churches in France gone up in flames recently, make of that what you will.

 

[monkeytassle]

Has anyone mentioned the gilet jaune yet ?

 

[Old Timer]

3 churches in France gone up in flames recently, make of that what you will.

Go and crawl back under your rock.

 

[SYB_DC]

Has anyone mentioned the gilet jaune yet ?

We're just getting the politics section of this thread going. Give it another page or two.

 

[nandos sonic sauce]

Go and crawl back under your rock.

Is he making it up? I honestly don't know

 

[ErichZann]

3 churches in France gone up in flames recently, make of that what you will.

Are the people of Europe finally trying to kick out Christianity 2000 years after it invaded? I'm no Christian but these are great, old buildings that should stay standing.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Is he making it up? I honestly don't know

Catholic churches have been desecrated across France—and officials don’t know why

 

[shadowplay]

It is pretty weird it burning on Holy Week like.

 

[Deleted member 26022]

Or hire better workers



Derka derka

I ain't middle eastern Geordie, so i am not sure what your point is.

 

[BigPete]

I ain't middle eastern Geordie, so i am not sure what your point is.

The second bit was a quote to someone else mate

 

[nandos sonic sauce]

Catholic churches have been desecrated across France—and officials don’t know why

Oh i read your links. That's why i was asking him if it was such a bad post. Seems odd as you said

 

[Mrjardine]

Someone must’ve got the hump.

 

[becs]

Just heard about this. Visited with the bairns last year. It's a stunning building and the altars round the back of the main altar were beautiful. Really saddened

 

[The Rat]

I know what you mean but it can provide vital evidence of rate and direction of spread. Film from mobiles has been used in the Grenfell inquiry. So if I was an eye witness, I'd probably film it for that reason, although I'd feel pretty sick while doing it.

Fair point aye

But doubt that’s why they’re doing it

 

[nandos sonic sauce]

Someone must’ve got the hump.

Muzzies?

 

[SYB_DC]

Muzzies?

Is Muslims on every rooftop the adult version of monsters under the bed?

 

[Deleted member 26022]

The second bit was a quote to someone else mate

Fair dues, i posted up in French because i thought it would be a nice touch, given the subject matter, hopefully Notre Dame can be rebuild/saved.

 

[buster]

Is he making it up? I honestly don't know

Not making it up at all , no reason to .

 

[SYB_DC]

Oh i read your links. That's why i was asking him if it was such a bad post. Seems odd as you said

To put it in perspective, it's not actually that rare in recent years, per Le Monde (at least in comparison to the huge number of churches in France):

Malgré le récent incendie de l’église Saint-Sulpice, les feux dans les églises sont des événements rares, nous rappelle Anne-Aël Durand, journaliste des Décodeurs du Monde. Alors qu’on estime qu’il y a près de 45 000 édifices chrétiens (églises, cathédrales, chapelles) en France, seuls 65 incendies ou tentatives d’incendie avaient été constatés en 2017, et 96 en 2016, par le Service central du renseignement territorial.

[Out of an estimate of around 45,000 Christian buildings (churches, cathedrals, and chapels) in France, only 65 fires or arson attempts happened in 2017 and 96 in 2016]