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originally posted by: sapien82
a reply to: RMFX1
Oh I dunno given that Notre dame has been a vehicle for the catholic church's power in France for over 700 years
it's been their way of collecting wealth from France and has been the seat of the catholic church in France
, it technically is their property , so the church should pay for it !
after all the roman catholic church has more wealth than the entire European Union
originally posted by: wmd_2008
More proof of no god, can't stop a simple fire from happening and can't magically repair a building dedicated to him/her/it even though they are supposed to have created everything makes you think
originally posted by: Blue Shift
originally posted by: Mover3
a reply to: Creep Thumper
Imagine a world where the Library of Alexandria wasn't burnt to the ground, imagine all the information stored there being available today... that would be some wonder.
Do you read a lot of classical Greek literature? Or a fan of the epic poems of the Hindus? I suppose if you're a big fan of long poems to dead gods, then the Library of Alexandria would be the place to go. However, like most things of that nature, I assume that the best stuff was squirreled away by people before the S really hit the F.
originally posted by: sapien82
a reply to: RMFX1
Why is it a discussion ?
because when something like the catholic church which has an extortionate reserve of wealth doesnt even offer to repair one of its own historical relics and leaves it to the individuals of that country its a bit of a talking point !
I think the last sort of estimate of the catholic churchs wealth , and this was a rough estimate and probably grossly undervalue , was around 30 billion !
this is akin to the catholic church not offering to repair the basillica of St Peter or the statue of Christ the redeemer if they were damaged !
They are religious icons and should be in the care of the church , just like the flock are supposed to be !
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: tanstaafl
Actually, there is plenty of food to feed the whole of the respective populations of people of the planet.