The fire at Notre-Dame six days earlier destroyed the cathedral's spire and two-thirds of its roof.
Notre-Dame's spectacular Gothic spire collapsed as fire engulfed the cathedral . AFP/Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELTFrench Catholics on Sunday celebrated Easter mass in Paris in the shadow of the badly burned Notre-Dame Cathedral, praying that the landmark monument — and along with it the entire Catholic Church — can be renewed.
“I hope Christians react and take note of all that is taking place in this sad period and that this will bring us back together,” she said. The Catholic Church worldwide has been hit by a series of sexual abuses scandals, including in France where French cardinal Philippe Barbarin was handed a six-month suspended jail sentence last month for failing to report sex abuse by a priest under his authority.
“When, for a moment, we thought that the bell towers could also fall, these towers that are so well known throughout the would, courage and knowledge came together with the prayers of all the faithful,” he told members of the fire service, several of whom were present in the front pews.
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