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The Mescalero Apache tribe in New Mexico is upset that a priest removed a sacred icon from their church.
The 8-foot Apache Christ painting was removed from the altar of St. Joseph Apache Mission .
The diocese of Las Cruces , which oversees the mission, did not respond to several emails, phone calls and an in-person visit by The Associated Press .
There are over 340 Native American parishes in the United States and many use Indigenous symbols and sacred objects in church.
Deacon Steven Morello , the Archdiocese of Detroit 's missionary to the American Indians , said the goal of the U.S. bishops' new framework is to correct the ills of the past.
He said Indigenous spirituality and Catholic faith have much in common.
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