I hate to break it to Smith, but the French government is refusing to rule anything out yet. And has said there will be a criminal investigation.
Even for a non-Catholic like myself it is gut churning to consider anyone would deliberately set a fire to this cathedral.
We do not know if it was set.
We do not know if it was an accident.
I have been in several buildings with a sudden power outage and then we were told "some workers accidentally cut the main cable behind the building" or "the backhoe hit the power line during the digging."
Many acetylene or other torches start fires near them.
Problem for Shep and CNN and other MSM: They have lied so many, many times that who can believe them? The MSM within a few minutes of a crisis or shooting or bombing or truck running over pedestrians on a sidewalk, says: "There is no connection with terrorism. The person acted alone." Then, comically, they say: "Police do not know the name or background of the alleged culprit or exactly how they gained access or got away."
But they know "no terrorist connection and he worked alone."
Now authorities, please tell me the motive of the Las Vegas shooter. I'll wait./s