It’s in modern-day Europe, so I’m surprised they’re not turning it into a mosque.

Evict the priests, bulldozer the Cathedral and build affordable housing, etc, for the poor, the unemployed and the Homeless instead, after all Charity DOES begin at home, does it not?

The building is the property of the French government.
I presume they will take the lead, regardless of the funding sources.

Ohferpetessake.

If priests stop molesting children because Notre Dame is burned, don't rebuild, but otherwise rebuild it. It's an icon of their country and an architectural jewel. We won't stop catholics from doing their thing whether they rebuild or not.

I say rebuild it and use public funds to do so. It will pay dividends in tourism as it has for hundreds of years.

Clean it up and leave it as a ruin.
If France wants to rebuild it, let them waste their money.
Imbeciles. (say that with a French accent)

I don't think the outpouring of grief has much to do with religion. It's about an icon of our culture.