No. And nor do I have to.
A great number of the very pretty buildings in Europe are vacant or just tourist attractions.
Somehow the Gospel was able to be spread in the Roman Empire without aid of all of Roman Catholicism's "contributions".
Beauty glorifies God and comes from God and points us to God. Art has its place. Europe would not be ‘Europe’ without it. I would be heartbroken if it just became another strip-mall ridden, uninspired place with an NFL game blaring in the background. Don’t get me wrong: ESPN and WalMarts have their place.
But let’s not be dismissive of Notre Dame or Viennese waltzes.