Original sentence: Klaus Gamber also says that nevertheless in earlier times the papal altars would be hidden from sight of the congregation because heavy curtains would hang from three sides of the baldacchino, like the eastern rite iconostasis or altar veil, through which the priest easily passes at various points of the liturgy
Edited sentence: Klaus Gamber also notes, that nevertheless in earlier times the papal altars would be hidden from sight of the congregation because heavy curtains would hang from three sides of the baldacchino, like the eastern rite iconostasis or altar veil.Moreover, it symbolizes a worshipping community open to the world beyond the here-and-now, on pilgrimage to the Promised Land.Prior to the changes that followed the Second Vatican Council, the priest and the congregation where united in a common direction of prayer which was "ad orientem" or toward the east.The Eastward position avoided focusing attention on the personality and mannerisms of the priest and reminds us that he is important only insofar as he stands at the altar in persona Christi, offering the Sacrifice of Calvary