Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, cited biblical text to help make sense of the catastrophic fire that engulfed the upper reaches of Paris’ soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday. “I can see us rising from this dying.”He added: “This fire won’t have the last word.”SHOCKING PHOTOS: NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL CATCHES FIREThe fire had been threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets below. Earlier in the afternoon, Dolan tweeted: “I just went next door to our own beloved Cathedral, Saint Patrick’s, to ask the intercession of Notre Dame, our Lady, for the Cathedral at the heart of Paris, and of civilization, now in flames! CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP“It was with horror that I saw the pictures of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris ablaze. “In a special way, we offer our prayers and express our solidarity with all the people of France and particularly the faithful of the Church of Paris of which Notre Dame is the Cathedral.”

Source: Fox News April 15, 2019 23:03 UTC