Wealthy tycoons pledge Millions to rebuild Notre Dame. Yellow vests create havoc in response.

[Twilight Hue]

Yellow vest demonstrators, police clash in Paris - Reuters

If the situation is really that bad , maybe it would be for the best that the past just stays the past.

 

[Altfish]

The Roman Catholic Church is one of the wealthiest institutions in the world. It doesn't need donations to rebuild the Church.

Put their money into famine relief or if the want to rebuild a building, what about Grenfall Tower that burnt down in London a couple of years ago and remains untouched.

 

[Estro Felino]

The Roman Catholic Church is one of the wealthiest institutions in the world. It doesn't need donations to rebuild the Church.

Since 1905 all ecclesiastical pieces of property belong to the French state.

 

[Cooky]

Yellow vest demonstrators, police clash in Paris - Reuters

If the situation is really that bad , maybe it would be for the best that the past just stays the past.

The yellow vests are savage. They cause destruction.

 

[Altfish]

Since 1905 all ecclesiastical pieces of property belong to the French state.

That's irrelevant.
Why haven't the Catholic Church stepped in with money?

 

[Estro Felino]

That's irrelevant.
Why haven't the Catholic Church stepped in with money?

The Vatican Bank has never had altruistic aims, unfortunately

 

[Altfish]

The Vatican Bank has never had altruistic aims, unfortunately

It is just a money grabbing organisation.

 

[Cooky]

That's irrelevant.
Why haven't the Catholic Church stepped in with money?

Patience is a virtue.

 

[Kenny]

Yellow vest demonstrators, police clash in Paris - Reuters

If the situation is really that bad , maybe it would be for the best that the past just stays the past.

I think their position (yellow vests) is, "Since you should be helping us because of our needs, we are going to destroy other people's properties".

Somehow, they find logic in that position?

 

[lostwanderingsoul]

Maybe a part of that money could be better used to help the needy people. Isn't one of the purposes of religion to help the poor? Do we really need a multi million dollar building or something a little less expensive.

 

[Brickjectivity]

Rebuilding Notre Dame will provide work. Its not entirely useless, and those workers will spend a bunch of their pay which will in turn have a slight stimulus effect so that it be as if more than 100 million was used. This also may stimulate a little extra tourism, so there are some benefits to rebuilding.

I think they should not completely restore the building and instead should make it into a mixed modern-ancient building used as a museum. The fire is part of its History, and it shouldn't look exactly like it did before. Instead of recreating the old roof they should put in a nice glass roof (or something else), and they should take the old burned stones and make some cool stuff out of it.

They could auction some of the stones and donate the proceeds to charities.

 

[David1967]

Let the Catholic Church rebuild it. They have unlimited wealth.