veetu was 50 years ago, well within the time frame you cite.
The cathedral in my diocese chopped up the high altar and put it out as rubbish after the council.
In another diocese it was chopped and used as parking separators.
“veetu was 50 years ago, well within the time frame you cite.”
No. It was found in 1994. Thus, it was not 50 years ago. It would have been only 30 years since Vatican II and NO ONE RECOGNIZED IT.
“The cathedral in my diocese chopped up the high altar and put it out as rubbish after the council.”
Well, that’s sad but it proves my point. You know what happened to your parish altar. Someone in 1994 would know what happened to this monstrance too - if it were disposed of only 30 years before.
“In another diocese it was chopped and used as parking separators.”
Again, that’s sad but all you’re doing is proving my point - you KNOW exactly what happened to that altar. Someone would know exactly what happened to this monstrance.
In the 80’s there was a Catholic cemetery in upper New York State that was bulldozed into the river. Volunteers from the local Air Force Base tried to retrieve the headstones.