The removal of statues, the removal of Communion/Altar rails and the movement of the Tabernacle to a place other than at the high altar at the end of middle aisle were never approved. That is why Churches are putting them back and not just because they look good. There is a spiritual dimension that is added: to glorify God through his House and to remind us of the beauty and splendor of the sacred.
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I thank JimG for his post.
Ed