Where should the altar be in the church?

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Luigi_Daniele said:
I think it’s the latter, TBH.😦

** I am a huge “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” guy**, or put another way “how can you be so arrogant as to think you are so intelligent that your ideas trump 2000 years of tradition?”
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It ain’t 2000 years of tradition…

That aside I’m a huge “if it can be made better then do it.”
 
Cavaille-Coll said:
…to those FEW churches, like St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where those situations apply. While many of Europe’s largest churches are unheated, most smaller parishes are heated. Many of those large churches have installed infrared spot heaters that shine down on parishioners from the walls. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
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“FEW”? There are THOUSANDS throughout the world. I believe for example that Rome proper has just over 1,000 Catholic churches in it. I’ll bet far more than 10% are inundated with tourists. That’s 100 right there for a single city – and I would guess that 100 number is extremely conservative.

Here in California we have a ton of churches that attract a huge number of tourists beginning with the 21 (Alta) California Missions.
 
Catholicben said:
By the way, if you want to see one of these old style churches, check out this:
tlm.yankehome.com/
http://tlm.yankehome.com/img/full/Pre-Mass%20Talk%203.jpg
It is original from the 1890s, except the new altar, the lights and the Mics. Even the organ is original (with restoration) from around 1905. Normally, the 6 altar candles and altar cross are on the free standing altar, except for the ad-orientem masses.like here:

stmarypb.org/component/expose/?album=6&photo=13
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Why all churches can’t do half as well is beyond me, especially when they tore out things to begin with :rolleyes:
 
boatbearer said:
“FEW”? There are THOUSANDS throughout the world. I believe for example that Rome proper has just over 1,000 Catholic churches in it. I’ll bet far more than 10% are inundated with tourists. That’s 100 right there for a single city – and I would guess that 100 number is extremely conservative.

Here in California we have a ton of churches that attract a huge number of tourists beginning with the 21 (Alta) California Missions.
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Compared with the huge number of small, unknown churches (especially in America) which have removed Jesus from their sanctuaries, the churches you mention are few. Most tourist-infested churches have guards or ushers to keep things relatively quiet and peaceful. What is wrong with exposing tourists to the Lord’s presence? If I may get to the main point, why do you feel the need to have the Blessed Sacrament removed from the sanctuary?
 
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