the video after this one, by Fr. Goring, said it well: the first commandment is, “you shall not put strange gods before me”. Putting those things in front of God in a Church was a violation of. the First Commandment.
Getting rid of those things was an echo of Christ cleansing the temple.
It’s time for us to have some zeal for Our Father’s House. As Fr. Goring said:
Viva Cristo Rey!
Father Goring explains it all very clearly in his video...