The famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopens to great fanfare

Re:The famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopens to great ... by anon291 on Saturday December 07, 2024 @10:27PM (#42354820)

Keep in mind the church doesn't own the building. It's owned by France and France gets to invite whom they want. The church just uses the building by arrangement.

I only say this because you're not really supposed to be selling seats to a Mass. St Peters for example all masses are public. There are tickets but these are free if it's expected to be large.

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Re:The famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopens to great ... by dragonwriter on Sunday December 08, 2024 @07:46PM (#42362098)

> I only say this because you’re not really supposed to be selling seats to a Mass.

“Not really supposed to be” in the sense of “it is a crime under canon law (Canon 1380) for both the seller and buyer punishable by a wide range of sanctions, including interdict and, for someone in orders and/or holding church office, suspension.”

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Re:The famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopens to great ... by defrost on Sunday December 08, 2024 @07:57PM (#42362146)

The bulk of the opening invites are going to either state friends or significant donars.

The rebuild fund donars arguably had no expectation of invitations when they put put up cash many years back to fund the rebuild.

It was reported that the block of French Luxury goods companies that put in over $500 million even went so far as to not claim that contribution as a tax break.

( https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/salma-hayek-billionair... )

So they put in money, but not for tickets and some didn't even use it as a tax break.

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