Restoration or Revolution at Notre-Dame?

null Dec. 17, 2023 1:11 pm ETThe Notre-Dame Cathedral under renovation in Paris, Dec. 9. Photo: Gao Jing/Zuma PressRegarding William McGurn’s “Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre-Dame” (Main Street, Dec. 12): The Archdiocese of Paris has other ideas. Archbishop Laurent Ulrich recently wrote French President Emmanuel Macron to request six contemporary stained-glass windows to replace the traditional 19th-century windows that would be transferred to a museum.In 2021 the same archdiocese sought permission to gut side altars and confessionals in Notre-Dame to construct a “discovery trail.” Replacing the spaces used over the centuries for masses and confessions, it would resemble a Disney World journey through the cathedral. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Sponsored OffersTurboTax: Up to $67 off online tax services with TurboTax discount codeThe Motley Fool: Epic Bundle - 3x Expert Stock RecommendationsWalmart: $20 Off Walmart Promo Cod

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Restoration or Revolution at Notre-Dame?

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Dec. 17, 2023 1:11 pm ET

The Notre-Dame Cathedral under renovation in Paris, Dec. 9. Photo: Gao Jing/Zuma Press

Regarding William McGurn’s “Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre-Dame” (Main Street, Dec. 12): The Archdiocese of Paris has other ideas. Archbishop Laurent Ulrich recently wrote French President Emmanuel Macron to request six contemporary stained-glass windows to replace the traditional 19th-century windows that would be transferred to a museum.

In 2021 the same archdiocese sought permission to gut side altars and confessionals in Notre-Dame to construct a “discovery trail.” Replacing the spaces used over the centuries for masses and confessions, it would resemble a Disney World journey through the cathedral.