I'm a lifelong practicing Catholic and a religious guy.
Giving this peice of metal any undue attention is silly to me, though. Leave it, remove it, move it: it's all the same to me.
I'm with you to the extent that I don't get caught up in grilled cheese apparitions. Nevertheless, this cross brought comfort to a lot of people. Mass was said underneath it every morning during the recovery operation. In that sense, it is more than a piece of metal to some people, and one would think liberals would be going out of their way to protect the feelings of those who value it.
"Leave it, remove it, move it: it's all the same to me."
Do you feel the same about the crucifixs in your church?