Saving Notre Dame Cathedral

When the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris caught fire in 2019, the whole world was aghast. Atheists and Christians alike were horrified to see an iconic symbol of Western civilization engulfed in flames. Writers in these pages described the destruction as a symbolic "eclipse of the ancient marriage of European Christian belief and scientific brilliance," as well as "a distressing message" for our times -- "what prior generations so carefully and faithfully built, we are losing." Last week, the Telegraph reported that the interior of the cathedral may be renovated to resemble a "politically correct Disneyland." According to these new plans, the revamped Notre Dame will feature a geography-themed "discovery trail," the final stage of which will have a "strong environmental emphasis."