Clownish Archbishop Opens Restored Cathedral - Trump Big Star
He knocked three times on the closed doors of the cathedral with his episcopal crosier, asking for them to be opened.
The vestments of the liturgical presiders looked like clown costumes. The Magnificat was prayed at the famous statue of Our Lady of the Pillar.
Mgr Ulrich also had a short dialogue with the organ (8000 pipes): "Awake, organ, sacred instrument: sing God's praise!"
French President Emmanuel Macron, despite a press release to the contrary, gave a speech in the cathedral: "To transmit and to hope: this is the meaning of this work and of our presence tonight."
US President-elect Donald Trump was the undisputed star among the kings, princes, presidents and oligarchs. Among them were some barely noticeable Catholics, such as the presidents of Slovakia and Poland. At the heart of the event was Trump's re-emergence as a world leader.
Elon Musk swapped his leather jacket for a proper suit. Ukraine's dancer president Zelenskiy [whose term expired in May] showed up in a commando sweater without any respect.
The big absentee was Francis, who was holding a consistory in Rome at the same time. In a message of greeting, Francis dreamed: "May the rebirth of this admirable church be a prophetic sign of the renewal of the Church in France".
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