Wreckovation is a portmanteau disparagement term used since at least 2002[1] to describe the style of renovations which some Catholic cathedrals, churches, and oratories have undergone since the Second Vatican Council.
[4] Following the Second Vatican Council, in the United States, much architectural change was driven by the 1977 book Environment and Art in Catholic Worship published by NCCB when then-Archbishop Bernardin was president.
A major concern was that the design of renovated churches downplayed the sense of the sacred in favor of focus on the congregation.
Meanwhile, more liberal Catholics referred to the renovations as necessary steps in order to emphasize the role of the congregation in worship, in accordance with the wishes of the Second Vatican Council.
[16][17][12] Some churches, such as St. Columban in Chillicothe, Missouri,[18] St. Mark in Peoria, Illinois,[19] and St. Adalbert in South Bend, Indiana[20] are reversing prior renovations and "restoring" the historical Catholic liturgical setup.