[NYer]

If there is one aspect of post Vatican II liturgical reform that irks me no end, it would be the replacement of the Crucifix in the Sanctuary, with a large statue of the Risen Christ.

In my (former) NO parish, I approached the pastor on several occasions regarding the absence of a Crucifix "on or near the altar", to no avail. During Lent, however, he would replace the Risen Christ with a beautiful Crucifix, purchased "for the season". In other words, he viewed the Crucifix as a 'prop'. Last September, the Feast of the Holy Cross, September 14 fell on a Sunday. The pastor set up a beautiful display of the Crucifix, adjacent to the altar. Following mass, I pointed out to him how perfectly placed and suitable was the display, suggesting that it remain permanently, in conformity with GIRM #308. He smiled at me. The following Sunday, like the lenten Crucifix, this one had also been removed. When he eventually decided to permanently consign the processional cross to a closet, I walked.

[Desdemona]

If there is one aspect of post Vatican II liturgical reform that irks me no end, it would be the replacement of the Crucifix in the Sanctuary, with a large statue of the Risen Christ.

My old parish had a crucifix with what was more or less a risen Christ and it was built in the 1940's. This was in the works long before VII.