Posted on 05/16/2019 6:39:17 PM PDT by marshmallow
Most of the money pledged towards the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral have yet to collected, the Archbishop of Paris said in a statement Wednesday.
The headline figure of a billion euros ($1.12 billion) had not been pledged by any major foundation or authority, said the Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit.
Notre-Dame Cathedral, in the historic heart of Paris, lost its spire and most of its roof in a spectacular fire on April 15, prompting a outpouring of support worldwide.
But while there would probably not be any problem with the biggest sums promised by famous patrons, they had not yet been delivered -- and so far they only had 13.5 million euros.
"That is why the collection continues," he added.
Of the 13.5 million euros so far received, 9.5 million euros came from 43,000 individual donors, from France and abroad -- including 7,000 Americans, said the archbishop. The remaining four million came from major donors.
Already last weekend, La Fondation du Patrimoine, one of the four bodies tasked with collecting money to restore Notre Dame announced it had stopped collecting.
(Excerpt) Read more at france24.com ...
Wow!
To build a cathedral or a mosque? Or a multi cultural center?
They read FR and found out the State owns the building.
My guess is that Quasimodo doesn’t get around as well as he used to. Plus he still has those bells to ring.
Looks good. Not into the green trendy BS though.
I wouldn’t give any money until I know what their plans for restoration are. If they make it into ecumenical temple, forget about it.
We are a Catholic (old school) family and my wife and I won't contribute a plug nickel until the architectural plans are completed and made public... We've also advised our kids and grand-kids to wait as well...
Has Pope Francis pledged any money from his slush fund, Peter’s Pence, towards Notre Dame?
Or is he hoarding it for his muslim invaders?
Not a Catholic but I would blow the whole thing to rumble unless it was fully restored to the Catholic Church it was built to be and endured for the centuries it existed.
To Hell with the New Age blasphemy.
Want New Age crap? Go to Disneyland.
The new age crap is at Universal studios with Harry Potter. At Disney you just get anthropomorphic barnyard animals.
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