[Robert357]

Do Catholics worship statues of Jesus of Mary?

It depends on what kind of “Catholic” church one is in.

Not if they are Jesuits. A Jesuit alter doesn't have Jesus or Mary in sight. There is an IHS monogram to remind folks what this is about.

[Salvation]

**A Jesuit alter **

What kind of altar is that?

Alter-ego?

[Salvation]

I’ve been in a Jesuit retreat center and there are statues in the sanctuary. What are you basing this misinformation on?

[AnAmericanMother]

Our local Jesuit-staffed church is chock full of statues of Jesus, Mary, Joseph, St. Ignatius, St. Francis Xavier, and a bunch of other saints - and the local Jesuit retreat center not only has bunches of statues, they sell 'em in the gift shop.

Where did you encounter these minimalist Jesuits?

[vladimir998]

“Not if they are Jesuits. A Jesuit alter doesn’t have Jesus or Mary in sight. There is an IHS monogram to remind folks what this is about.”

Sounds like you have not seen many Jesuit altars (please note the correct spelling). See this example: http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/high-altar-in-the-chiesa-del-gesu-high-res-stock-photography/148865324

THE Gesu in Rome: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2311/chiesadelgesuromaaltarevd8.jpg&imgrefurl=http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t%3D307242%26page%3D17&h=400&w=533&sz=88&tbnid=HyQVAGQkELR_tM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=128&zoom=1&usg=__PN8FoJV7l5QXFUc2ng90LoVTrJo=&docid=CrXSWRb4TQOCFM&sa=X&ei=JmSnUs_XAZSQkAeosIHgDg&ved=0CD4Q9QEwBQ