Catastrophic fire at Notre Dame in Paris

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a general question...who legally owns the cathedral and the ground it rests upon?

the Catholic Church or the Vatican or the City of Paris or some other entity?
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Some part of the France government. Not the Roman Catholic Church.
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What does it mean to "save the Blessed Sacrament?"
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Roman Catholics have a practice of leaving a sanctified piece of communion bread for adoration / viewing on the altar. He's talking about this.
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The French Ministry of Culture owns Notre Dame and is responsible for its maintenance. (Source)
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94chem said:

What does it mean to "save the Blessed Sacrament?"
It means he ran into a burning building to grab a box of crackers.
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Gig'em, Ole Army Class of '70
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The box of crackers, per John 6, IS Jesus Christ...
nortex97
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Pretty cool video update on the restoration:

nortex97
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Really is pretty impressive after cleaning up all the grime/lead dust etc:

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Zobel said:

Some part of the France government. Not the Roman Catholic Church.


Yeah, France passed some law a long time ago that made all the churches state property. Though, there are some that are privately owned.
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If a fire to an old building dedicated to the Virgin Mary can move the hearts of even the most anti-religious, imagine how efficacious her prayers for us are before the throne of God. "Notre Dame, Ora Pro Nobis"

The mass on Dec. 8th will be a wonderful event for all of France.
“Falsehood flies and the truth comes limping after it” -Jonathan Swift, 1710
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