How did Maniples and Birettas or the psalm Introibo and the Confiteor said at the Foot of the Altar get in the way of truth and right worship?
How did Maniples and Birettas or the psalm Introibo and the Confiteor said at the Foot of the Altar get in the way of truth and right worship? The Confiteor (as you know) is one of the optional penitential rites in the Novus Ordo. What is the purpose of the Introit or the Last Gospel?
They're just not essential. One could say the same about the Sign of Peace, which could be eliminated tomorrow AFAIC.