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Notre Dame Is Reopening On December 8

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On Wednesday, Hot Air posted an article about the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. In 2019, the historic cathedral was seriously damaged in a fire. The article at Hot Air points out the significance of the invitation to President Trump to attend the ceremonies.

The article reports:

It will be a grand affair, attended by 50 heads of state, and Donald Trump is being treated as one of them even before he returns to power on January 20th, 2025.

That’s a big deal, because it is a symbolic acknowledgment that in the eyes of the world, including Europe, Donald Trump is already the president who matters. Joe Biden is PINO (President in Name Only).

It’s no secret that European leaders viewed Donald Trump as an interloper, an uninvited member who barged into their cozy little club in 2017. They disdained him, ridiculed him as oh-so-gauche, and breathed a sigh of relief when he left the world stage in 2021. 

And, it remains true that they would prefer a different president than the one they have coming, but not only are they reconciled to a Trump return, they may even be glad that it was he rather than Joe Biden or Kamala Harris who will be sitting in the Oval Office. After all, four years of Joe Biden have not exactly been great for Europe, with a hot war on their Eastern flank and turmoil on their Southern one. 

It is interesting that the current crop of European leaders do not appreciate the person of President Trump. When you look at the history of America vs. the history of Europe, you immediately notice that there is a streak of practical independence in America that does not always put pomp and circumstance first. President Trump is not going to bow down to European leaders. He will be polite, but will put the interests of America first (as President of America, he is supposed to do that). President Trump has already indicated that he is not interested in playing games–he wants to get America back on track as quickly as possible. Anyone who sincerely wants to help is welcome to climb aboard the train. Anyone who wants to stand in his way will probably get run over by the train. We need leaders like that.

A Beautiful Christmas Present

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On Friday, Breitbart reported that on December 7th, five years after a devastating fire, Notre Dame de Paris will reopen.

The article reports:

French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the “sublime” rebuild of the magnificent 12th-century gothic Notre Dame de Paris cathedral as he toured it before reopening on Friday.

Notre Dame de Paris will reopen on December 7th, in time for Christmas, some five years and eight months after it was tragically gutted by fire, burning out the roof and bringing down its magnificent timber and lead spire. French President Emmanuel Macron, who has somewhat tied himself politically to the rebuild — having promised to have it done in five years shortly after the blaze — made a final site visit to the church on Friday and met with some of the workers who had repaired the building.

The article concludes:

More fundamental questions remain over if and when such fires will happen again and what, if anything, has been learnt from the very near total loss of Notre Dame de Paris. As reported last year French historian Didier Rykner sounded the alarm over the continued danger to world-class heritage. As stated:

Leveling his criticism at the French government this week, he warns governments are more dedicated to imposing new ecological standards on ancient structures than protecting them from being consumed by fire during renovation work… Rykner said the devastating Notre Dame fire could have been avoided, and the government had already been warned about insufficient fire protection at the site shortly before the blaze. These warnings, he claims, were ignored.

Rykner said of the lack of preparedness that even now nobody knows how or where the fire started because observation of the great cathedral during a time of heightened danger — while reconstruction work was underway — was so lacking. He told the paper: “we do not know where the fire started, because there are not enough personnel to monitor the cathedral. I actually think that we have not given ourselves the means to avoid it”.

Please follow the link to the article. The pictures are beautiful.