As I'm sure you all know, on Monday, April 15th, there was a fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. This building is significant to a lot of people for a variety of reasons. It's a historical landmark, it holds religious significance, it's a beautiful structure, and, of course, there are probably a handful of people who mostly care about it because of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Whatever the reason, a lot of people care a great deal for this cathedral and want to help with the repairs by donating money. That should be a good thing right? Well, to some, donating to Notre Dame repairs isn't a worthy cause.
Over the last few days, I have seen the following screenshot of a tweet from user @Kristan_Higgins shared across social media numerous times.
There are a couple of things wrong with this statement. First of all, a quick Google search will tell you that Notre Dame is not owned by the Catholic Church, it is government owned, the Catholic Church just uses the building. A lot of people seem to be missing that little detail.
The most important point I want to make here is stop shaming people for how they use their own money. It's their money and they are free to spend/donate it however they please. You are also free to spend/donate your own money however you please, so if you want to donate to one of the cause Ms. Higgins mentioned, by all means, do it. Just don't shame other people for giving to something different. Giving money to anything that doesn't benefit you, but could benefit someone/something else, is a worthy cause.
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