I have been...And what happens at the 'altar' is only part of the service...Prior to, and after the Mass...Entering the church...And anytime you look forward...Visiting the church...Weddings...Funerals...
There she is...
Amazing isn’t it Iscool, the gyrations the rcc’s are going through trying to explain away the obvious focus of Mary over and above Christ? Everything from altar to light to personal attacks against me because I had the audacity to point this out based on a personal experience.
Well, FWIW, in the four RC Churches in Charlottesville, if there’s an image of our Lady, it’s off to one side somewhere. At my Church the Altar area is sort of like a clock hand from the center of the clock to noon. The Mary statue is in a niche at 3 o’clock.
There who is? All that Catholics see are inanimate objects. Since we don't worship inanimate objects like statues, we aren't concerned about which statue is bigger, or where it is placed. We leave that for you non-Catholics to worry about.