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For the first time since the French Revolution, Christmas mass was not celebrated in Notre Dame Cathedral, devastated in April by a fire that destroyed the most vulnerable parts of the majestic church and compromised the stability of the entire structure. .

"It hurts my heart not to be able to celebrate mass in our cathedral," says Archbishop Chauvet,
rector of Notre Dame Cathedral

The symbolic monument of Paris is still very fragile, explains the prelate. "There is a 50% chance that its structure cannot be entirely saved." This is due to the scaffolding installed before the fire of last April which now threaten the vaults of the Gothic church.

In an interview with the Associated Press Monsignor Patrick Chauvet said that the restoration will probably not begin before 2021. "The Cathedral is not out of danger, it will be when the remaining scaffolding is dismantled: for now there is a two in one chance that the scaffolding fall on the three arches, destroying them. The structure is still very fragile, as you can see. "

Temporary transfer to Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois
French Catholics gathered in the nearby church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, a few hundred meters away. The homily was delivered by Patrick Chauvet