Posted on 12/04/2024 5:19:36 PM PST by nickcarraway
President-elect Donald Trump said late Monday that he will travel to Paris for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, a grand celebration set to take place this weekend.
"It is an honor to announce that I will be traveling to Paris, France, on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the Magnificent and Historic Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been fully restored after a devastating fire five years ago," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. "President Emmanuel Macron has done a wonderful job ensuring that Notre Dame has been restored to its full level of glory, and even more so. It will be a very special day for all!"
Notre Dame was damaged in a fire that raged for 12 hours on April 15, 2019, nearly destroying the iconic 1,200-year-old church. Although experts said at the time that the restoration could take up to 40 years, Macron vowed to rebuild in five years.
"The decision to rebuild Notre Dame was about our capacity to save, restore, sometimes reinvent what we are by preserving where we come from," Macron told 60 Minutes. "This is a message of achievement."
APTOPIX France Notre Dame French President Emmanuel Macron, center left, and his wife Brigitte Macron, third right, visit the restored interiors of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Nov. 29, 2024 in Paris. Christophe Petit Tesson/AP Paris has been preparing for the reopening of the cathedral, which will be marked by days of celebration starting on Saturday. Laurent Ulrich, the Archbishop of Paris, along with Macron, will preside over Saturday's service, which will be broadcast on French television. Nearly 170 bishops from France and around the world are expected to participate in the celebration, along with one priest from each of the 106 parishes in the Diocese of Paris, and one priest from each of the seven Eastern Catholic Churches, accompanied by Catholics from these communities, according to Notre Dame's website.
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The inaugural mass, with the consecration of the high altar, will be on Sunday.
Trump was in the White House for his first term when the fire occurred, and tweeted at the time that it was "So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris."
Macron, who has led France since 2017, was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Trump for winning the 2024 presidential election — posting on social media before Trump was projected the winner. During Trump's first term, the media had labeled their relationship a "bromance," although there are likely to be fractures in the second Trump administration amid differences of opinion on NATO and Ukraine.
This is the first international trip for Trump since he won the election last month. He visited France four times during his first term, and Melania Trump, who is Catholic, prayed at Notre Dame in 2017, before the fire.
Security concerns?
I wish he could stay locked in the sciff at Maralago until inauguration day.
Were this mass to be said in Latin according to the Vetus Ordo, worldwide viewership and appreciation would surely follow in abundance.
Considering the French government fell apart today, I’d really rather he didn’t go.
I think this is a great idea and that he should if he could, which it seems he can and he will.
>>I wish he could stay locked in the sciff at Maralago until inauguration day
Wonderfully evocative description. Really enjoyed that.
And I second it, with one button for Diet Cokes and another for Big Macs.
What is going to be interesting is Jill Biden is going as well.
Considering the French government fell apart today, I’d really rather he didn’t go.
LORD protect him and confound the enemy on his behalf, in the Name of Jesus, I pray. Amen
Jill too? Notre Dame will fall down in disgust.
Dudes gonna give a LOT of conservatives all over the world a bit of stress. While I admire his courage, I hope there is a replacement for him. Like a clone. Theres guaranteed more than one person/organization wringing their hands hatching plans to make sure Trump comes back to the US at ambient temperature.
>> I wish he could stay locked in the sciff at Maralago until inauguration day.
Have faith. GOD did not equip and favor and protect President Trump to this point only to allow him to be harmed on a trip to visit a cathedral.
I understand the security concerns, however, even if Donald Trump were not attending, there will be massive security measures in place for this event. The official reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral will be a source of immense national pride for the French. They will take all possible precautions to ensure this dedication goes off without any incidents.
>> LORD protect him and confound the enemy on his behalf, in the Name of Jesus, I pray. Amen
There you go! All we can do is PRAY and on the other hand in PRAYER is all the power necessary!
I pray in alignment with your effectual fervent prayer for President Trump. In Jesus’ name.
Amen. 🙏
to make sure Trump comes back to the US at ambient temperature.
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If that did happen then what becomes the process of
swearing in the next President.
We need a decoy DJT
“Security concerns?”
Absolutely. France is in turmoil and not a good place to be if your name is Trump.
If before official electoral college vote, party national committee rules pick. After EC vote, 20th Amendment dictates VP-elect is inaugurated.
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