The opening reflections of Sir Kenneth Clark in his series Civilisation (1969) are grimly ironic in view of the plans of the Archbishop of Paris to vandalise Notre Dame (see @timothy_stanley’s depressing article in today’s @telegraph). pic.twitter.com/57VBKqXXGL
— Mark Higgie (@MarkHiggie1) November 27, 2021
Various forms of corruption often walk hand in hand. External enemies the Church has always been able to handle. Internal hidden enemies are much more devastating.