Just days ago, the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, one of the great cathedrals of the world, burned. It burned during Holy Week, the most sacred week of the Christian calendar.
How did the Associated Press cover this? Feast your eyes on this headline.
According to the Associated Press, supposedly the most trusted source of news in the world, it is headline news that this tourist site is also a place of worship.
Reactions were swift.
There aren't really the right words for how ignorant and insensitive this is. pic.twitter.com/kzWbmy6LFV
— Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) April 19, 2019
Two at @AP actually wrote this and presumably at least one editor approved it. (Hint: It is a house of worship. That touristy thing is a side issue.) #Fail https://t.co/0hGxczwpA4
— MarkHyman (@MarkHyman) April 19, 2019
After a long week of investigative reporting, Associated Press can confirm Notre Dame is indeed a church where people go to worship.https://t.co/2Is5FRAITT
— Evan Menzies (@Epamenzies) April 19, 2019
So. Much. Journalisming. pic.twitter.com/QGBuebqmV1
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 19, 2019
The headline makes no reference to Christianity, Catholicism, or even the word “cathedral,” but…
"Mecca" is an especially nice touch. https://t.co/UBo1vWjfVR
— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) April 19, 2019
Use of the word mecca, ignorance of history, and worship as an afterthought. The new reporters aren't just stupid, they are self-mutilating to the renaissance. This will only accelerate the fall of Rome once again! https://t.co/qxwR8j6xJF
— looneyhart (@lhartanian) April 19, 2019
We wish it were satire.
Okay, @TheBabylonBee, let’s see you try and satirize this headline:https://t.co/QCn6rYWFzH
— Douglas Johnson (@ChicagoHound) April 19, 2019
Top notch work by @TheOnion right here… what the, WHAT?!https://t.co/8ImAo8qUx1
— Shane. Shawn. Whatever. (@AlwaysPickdLast) April 19, 2019
Not The Onion or The Babylon Bee
Tourist mecca Notre Dame also revered as place of worship – Tourist mecca Notre Dame also revered as place of worship https://t.co/N52fGY0OiO -via Flynx
— Suleiman Grundy (@ghettoglass) April 19, 2019
While Notre Dame is undoubtedly visited by millions, it is a cathedral first. It is a place to worship Jesus, and has been since 1345. To demean it as merely a tourist site is just insulting.
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