Notre Dame cathedral is on fire.

[Anonymous]

What a tragedy for Paris, Catholics and anyone with an appreciation for things of beauty. I'm watching the fire on CNN and I feel ill. It can be rebuilt but it is irreplaceable and will be lost forever.

[Anonymous]

I have a super social connection to the cathedral, one that means a lot to me. This is sad, a huge loss
.

But it's not a tragedy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m in disbelief. We are losing centuries of history before our eyes. Heartbreaking.

+1 Truly heartbreaking. Makes me feel physically sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The FD will not get this out until the cathedral is a total loss.

Sadly, I think you’re correct. It’s so involved, you can tell there is no coming back from this. How truly sad. Ruins now.

I hope they have evacuation procedures in place. And/or I hope everyone in the cathedral grabbed what they could and saved it. Just grab and get it out. But - the windows...,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a super social connection to the cathedral, one that means a lot to me. This is sad, a huge loss
.

But it's not a tragedy.

Yes, it is. To lose a beautiful structure of that age with the irreplaceable artwork, is indeed a tragedy.

[Anonymous]

The French just put out an official statement on Trump's "helpful tweet".
https://twitter.com/SecCivileFrance/status/1117859662794113024
This tweet via the French Civil Service comes after Donald Trump suggests the French use water bombers on Notre Dame. It says “an air drop on this type of building could lead to the collapse of the entire structure. Firefighters are currently doing the maximum to save #NotreDame”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's terrible- it was such a magnificent cathedral that won't be able to be replicated.

Of course it can. We haven’t lost the knowledge. It’s stone and wood and glass. It won’t be likely due to cost.

It can't be replicated, and neither can the lost art.

[Anonymous]

I hope this is true......

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A priest from Notre Dame Cathedral reports that all the art work and the holy relics contained in the cathedral has been saved.
2:21 PM - 15 Apr 2019

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a lovely and historic place. Hopefully they can save quite a bit of the art. I know they are trying. But it’s not a tragedy. It’s a building. Lives lost are tragic.

I've seen a few statements like this, and I just disagree. It's absolutely a tragedy. People die. We're *all* going to die. But buildings like this that have been home to faith and culture for literally centuries are our connection to humanity through generations. And that loss is tragic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a lovely and historic place. Hopefully they can save quite a bit of the art. I know they are trying. But it’s not a tragedy. It’s a building. Lives lost are tragic.

I've seen a few statements like this, and I just disagree. It's absolutely a tragedy. People die. We're *all* going to die. But buildings like this that have been home to faith and culture for literally centuries are our connection to humanity through generations. And that loss is tragic.

+ a million

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a lovely and historic place. Hopefully they can save quite a bit of the art. I know they are trying. But it’s not a tragedy. It’s a building. Lives lost are tragic.

I've seen a few statements like this, and I just disagree. It's absolutely a tragedy. People die. We're *all* going to die. But buildings like this that have been home to faith and culture for literally centuries are our connection to humanity through generations. And that loss is tragic.

Agree. It’s a 900 year old building, that’s been visited by literally millions of people. It’s loss is absolutely a tragedy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a lovely and historic place. Hopefully they can save quite a bit of the art. I know they are trying. But it’s not a tragedy. It’s a building. Lives lost are tragic.

I've seen a few statements like this, and I just disagree. It's absolutely a tragedy. People die. We're *all* going to die. But buildings like this that have been home to faith and culture for literally centuries are our connection to humanity through generations. And that loss is tragic.

+ a million

+1 beautifully stated as well

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a lovely and historic place. Hopefully they can save quite a bit of the art. I know they are trying. But it’s not a tragedy. It’s a building. Lives lost are tragic.

I've seen a few statements like this, and I just disagree. It's absolutely a tragedy. People die. We're *all* going to die. But buildings like this that have been home to faith and culture for literally centuries are our connection to humanity through generations. And that loss is tragic.

Buildings have a lifespan, too. They're not meant to live forever.

This loss is sad, but not "untimely." Time marches on, history is written and re-written and happening around us.

We have this attachment to permanence, but it's not realistic or even preferable.

[Anonymous]

Can we just please respect that to some this is a tragedy and to others it's not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a lovely and historic place. Hopefully they can save quite a bit of the art. I know they are trying. But it’s not a tragedy. It’s a building. Lives lost are tragic.

I've seen a few statements like this, and I just disagree. It's absolutely a tragedy. People die. We're *all* going to die. But buildings like this that have been home to faith and culture for literally centuries are our connection to humanity through generations. And that loss is tragic.

Buildings have a lifespan, too. They're not meant to live forever.

This loss is sad, but not "untimely." Time marches on, history is written and re-written and happening around us.

We have this attachment to permanence, but it's not realistic or even preferable.

Okay? Why hammer this over and over . This thread is not for you. That is ok. Not everything is for everyone. Let people be sad about losing a 900 year old
Piece of human history.