Every time I hear a priest say something about wanting to restore a Church but not having the money, thoughts like this enter my mind. Of course, not actually having any restoration skills is a distinct disadvantage but I could learn... no?

Undercover restorers fix Paris landmark's clock

For a year from September 2005, under the nose of the Panthéon's unsuspecting security officials, a group of intrepid "illegal restorers" set up a secret workshop and lounge in a cavity under the building's famous dome. Under the supervision of group member Jean-Baptiste Viot, a professional clockmaker, they pieced apart and repaired the antique clock that had been left to rust in the building since the 1960s. Only when their clandestine revamp of the elaborate timepiece had been completed did they reveal themselves.

"When we had finished the repairs, we had a big debate on whether we should let the Panthéon's officials know or not," said Lazar Klausmann, a spokesperson for the Untergunther. "We decided to tell them in the end so that they would know to wind the clock up so it would still work.

"The Panthéon's administrator thought it was a hoax at first, but when we showed him the clock, and then took him up to our workshop, he had to take a deep breath and sit down."

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This is fantastic! We should definitely have a secret underground organisation for restoring Churches. We could have a secret workshop in the roof of St. Charles and we could go on secret missions to erect altar rails and statues as well as painting scenes of the last judgement on Church walls. If anybody is interested (seriously) drop me an email.

You can see the full extent of UnterGunther's work here. I wonder. If we did have a secret organisation for illicitly working on our Churches. What would you do first?

(not telling the world on a blog would be a good start...)