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    ‘Notre-Dame is a symbol of resistance to global chaos’

    By Frank Deux3 Mins Read
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    ‘Notre-Dame is a symbol of resistance to global chaos’

    On December 7 and 8, the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris after the 2019 fire was more than just a religious event. The event was transformed into a symbolic staging in which each actor − state, church and international community − played a precise role.

    The reopening was a theatrical global event that revealed how religious, political and diplomatic dimensions fed off each other to assert their legitimacy. A cathedral that rises again is also a state displaying itself, reminding us of the symbols and ties we have in common. Much more than just a building, Notre-Dame is a sacred space charged with religious significance.

    Its reopening marked a key moment for France’s Catholic church, which has been going through a period of secularization and internal crises. The cathedal’s restoration symbolized the resilience of a thousand-year-old institution in the face of hardship, and the reopening ceremonies, rich in ritual and symbolism, sought to reactivate the connection between the sacred and believers, indeed all people.

    A scene of political power

    The inaugural liturgy was a spectacular act, designed to reaffirm the Church’s spiritual authority over a space that embodies both the divine and France’s cultural heritage. But the liturgy was also a spectacle for non-believers, transforming the religious act into a universal event.

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    This attempt at national communion featured the Church not only as guardian of the sacred, guarantor of an “imaginary of continuity” (D. Hervieu-Léger), but also as an agent of social unity, something it had long ceased to be. But Notre-Dame’s reopening was also a theater of political power.

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    President Macron’s promise to rebuild Notre-Dame in five years embodied a form of political performativity. The State took on this mission as a sovereign act, mobilizing architects, craftsmen and public and private funds. This − on paper − impossible project became tangible proof of the effectiveness of the state apparatus in the face of a national catastrophe. The cathedral became a symbol of France itself: wounded but standing, a state itself, capable of overcoming crises.

    The event is part of a global scene

    The fire, a collective trauma, offered the government a rare opportunity to come together around a common idea. Ironically, the reopening of Notre-Dame is taking place at the very moment when power is slipping away from Emmanuel Macron, who is attempting to appear, in a last-ditch gesture, as a restorer of national unity and a hypothetical global community, seeking to embody a unifying leadership in the face of crises.

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    ‘Notre-Dame is a symbol of resistance to global chaos’


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