SATURDAY IS THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MASSACRE THAT LEFT 13
PEOPLE DEAD.
PEOPLE DEAD. >>> HUGE DONATIONS POURING IN TO
REBUILD NOTRE DAME.
BUT IS IT ENOUGH?
THE CITY IS STILL MOURNING TWO
DAYS AFTER THE DEVASTATING FIRE.
[BELL RINGING]
[BELL RINGING] >> Karen: AS OF TODAY, NEARLY $1
BILLION HAVE BEEN RAISED TO
REBUILD.
REBUILD. SOME ESTIMATES SAY IT COULD COST
TWICE AS MUCH.
FRANCE’S PRESIDENT IS HOPING
REPAIRS CAN BE DONE IN FIVE
YEARS IN TIME FOR THE 2024
OLYMPICS.
OLYMPICS. RIGHT NOW, THE RECTOR SAYS THE
CHURCH WILL PROBABLY BE CLOSED
FOR 5-6 YEARS, AND THE CAUSE OF
THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. THERE HAS BEEN SPECULATION
SOMETHING WENT WRONG, BUT THAT’S
NOT CONFIRMED.
NOT CONFIRMED. THE POSSIBILITY IS CHANGING
RENOVATIONS PLANS FOR AN
HISTORIC DETROIT CHURCH.
EVERYONE MUCH MORE AWARE OF THE
RISK TO IRREPLACEABLE ITEMS.
LET’S GO TO ST. ANNE’S CHURCH IN
DETROIT.
DETROIT. WHAT’S GOING ON?
>> Paula: LOOK AT THIS CHURCH
BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING TO SEE,
A PLACE WHERE ART, ARCHITECTURE,
RIFT, AND RELIGION RESIDE.
MANY OF THE NAMES ON STREET
SIGNS SAT IN THE PEWS.
AND IT’S THE PICTURES OF JESUS
CHRIST THROUGH HIS CRUCIFIXION.
AND PROTECTING THEM DURING
RENOVATION WILL BE PARAMOUNT.
THE LAST 48 HOURS HAVE CHANGED
THE WAY THE MONSIGNOR SEES HIS
CHURCH.
CHURCH. >> THIS IS THE POINT.
>> Paula: ST. ANNE’S IS THE
SECOND OLDEST CHURCH IN THE
NATION, BUILT IN 1818.
THE ARTIFACTS ARE STUNNING.
CARVINGS OF THE STATION OF THE
CROSS, AND THE HOMAGE TO JESUS
IN HEBREW.
IN HEBREW. AND A MOST PRECIOUS RELIC THAT
PREDATES JESUS CHRIST, A BONE
FRAGMENT FROM HIS GRANDMOTHER,
ST. ANNE’S.
ST. ANNE’S. >> YOU HAVE THE BEAUBIEN FAMILY
AND THE CAMPAU FAMILY.
>> Paula: THE ROOF MUST BE
REPAIRED AND A CAMPAIGN TO RAISE
MONEYS FOR A COMPLETE RENOVATION
KICKS OFF THIS SUMMER.
THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE $20
MILLION, BUT THAT WAS 48 HOURS
AGO.
AGO. SO WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE BELL?
>> YOU HAVE TO GET A CRANE.
>> THOSE ARE QUESTIONS WE
HAVEN’T CONSIDERED YET.
>> Paula: THE RELIC WILL BE THE
FIRST TO LEAVE THE PARISH.
THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS HAVE
TO BE DISMANTLED AND REMOVED.
WOULD YOU HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE?
>> PROBABLY NOT.
THIS TRAGEDY IS A LESSON FOR US.
>> Paula: THE DROP CLOTHS IN THE
THOSE OF YARDS WILL HAVE TO BE
LAID ON THOSE ITEMS THAT CAN’T
BE MOVED.
BE MOVED. >> THERE’S A HUMAN FACTOR,
SOMEONE IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION,
SOMEONE MAKES A MISTAKE, AND IT
HIGHLIGHTS HOW CAREFUL
CONTRACTORS HAVE TO BE.
IT’S HUGE!
IT’S HUGE! I HAVE A TREMENDOUS
RESPONSIBILITY HERE GIVEN THE
HISTORY OF THIS CHURCH TO THE
ARCHDIOCESE OF DETROIT, THE CITY
OF DETROIT, THAT THIS IS A HUGE
RESPONSIBILITY, AND I’M VERY
AWARE HOW CAREFUL WE HAVE TO BE.
>> Paula: AND STILL TRYING TO
FIGURE ON IT HOW TO PROTECT
THOSE PAINTINGS UP THERE.
EVEN AS WE WERE ASKING QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHAT CHANGES, THE ANSWER
FOR THE MONSIGNOR IS EVERYTHING
CHANGES IN TERMS OF THIS
RENOVATION PLAN.
RENOVATION PLAN. >> Karen: SO MUCH TO THINK ABOUT