Closure of Church of Our Lady of the Council. Sign of the times....
Mgr Michel Pansard, Bishop of the Diocese of Evry-Corbeil, has requested that Church of Our Lady of the Council in Chilly-Mazarin be closed to the public. The diocese fears "a risk of collapse".
In a letter dated 3 October, Mgr Michel Pansard explained:
"Following the report by the ANCA company in 2023, which highlighted structural problems, the diocese commissioned an additional audit by a specialist consultancy firm, which concluded that there was a risk of collapse, accentuated in certain weather conditions (rain, snow, wind). It is my responsibility not to compromise on people's safety.
The Vicar General of the Diocese explains:
"It's a question of prestressing disorders between the roof, the framework and the walls. It's linked to the age of the building, even though we carried out quite a lot of maintenance in 2016. Our Lady of the Council was built in the late 1960s and inaugurated in the early 1970s.
Quite a symbol.
A quick video tour
The grotesque Cathedral of the Diocese. Not long before trees will be growing inside and not just on the roof.
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