STORY – Although a speech by the President of the Republic inside Notre-Dame was envisaged, it will finally take place on the forecourt, after much negotiation.
The mass has been said. It will take place at outside Notre-Dame de Paris. Hear the “ mass “ the President of the Republic, celebrating the completion of the restoration work. Emmanuel Macron will finally deliver his speech on the cathedral forecourt on December 7, in front of his guests, including many heads of state.
The choice of this configuration was announced unofficially by an Elysée source in the early hours of November 13, and officially in the morning by the Archbishop of Paris, Mgr Laurent Ulrich. Just the day before, there was talk of Emmanuel Macron speaking inside the church building. This provoked an outpouring of negative reaction from Catholics and defenders of secularism alike. The profane will not meddle with the sacred. The real “ mass “This religious and Catholic event will take place on December 8, presided over by the same archbishop, in the presence of the same president, under the vaults…
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