Cistercian monks protested that such a sumptuous structure was an insult to the godly virtue of poverty, and today, architectural purists still find Notre-Dame a bit too much. 
Cistercian monks protested that the structure was an insult tot the godly virtue of poverty.
mnli hypothesis: Cistercian monks protested that the structure was an insult tot the godly virtue of poverty. premise: Cistercian monks protested that such a sumptuous structure was an insult to the godly virtue of poverty, and today, architectural purists still find Notre-Dame a bit too much. 