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[quote=Anonymous]To all of you who said that this is not a tragedy - I am sorry for you that you cannot feel a connection to historic places of beauty, places outside of the United States, places of architectural grandeur and the like. It is a loss to civilization itself. I said to a friend tonight that I was not sure why I was so upset and she said it's because my heart felt connected to Paris and Notre Dame.

I spent a lot of time in my life on Île de la Cité right around the corner from Notre Dame. I am also part French and also Catholic. So maybe that is why I was so sad by this terrible event and took the devastation to heart.

What if the National Cathedral went up in flames? Or the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception? Or any other place of worship in DC or surrounding areas?

Then you have that sad sack in the White House saying they should drop water from above and calling Notre Dame a museum as opposed to a Cathedral.

This happening during Holy Week is especially hard. I am thankful that the important relics and the crucifix in the Nave were saved. I hope to be alive to see Notre Dame rebuilt to its former glory.

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