DECRYPTION – The president will speak “on the square” of the cathedral during the ceremony scheduled for December 7. The opportunity to celebrate the success of its challenge to rebuild this thousand-year-old jewel in five years.
The final decision was taken this weekend, while the debate raged among circles close to Emmanuel Macron. The President of the Republic will speak “ on the square » of Notre-Dame de Paris during the reopening ceremony of the cathedral, on Saturday December 7 at the end of the afternoon. And not inside, as the Archbishop of Paris, Mgr Laurent Ulrich, indicated at the end of October, citing organizational reasons. Welcomed that day in front of the building by the religious and municipal authorities, Emmanuel Macron intends to pronounce “ a fairly short speech which will be intended to indicate how he conceived this restoration of Notre-Dame », Indicated the Élysée to the press on Wednesday.
After this “ first republican period “, as designated by the presidential entourage, a religious ceremony will be held presided over by Mr.gr Ulrich, who will strike the door of the cathedral with his crozier. Then ” a great cultural evening »…
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