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. 
The structure was praised by Cistercian monks from all over.
mnli hypothesis: The structure was praised by Cistercian monks from all over. 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. 