I am considering the following text from the General Instruction of the Roman Missal:
Now, according to this article, "quod" is actually referring to the position of the altar, as opposed to the orientation of the celebrant. But the author gives no justification for this---how do I know whether he/she is correct?
The text is officially translated as "The altar should be built apart from the wall, in such a way that it is possible to walk around it easily and that Mass can be celebrated at it facing the people, which is desirable wherever possible."Altare maius exstruatur a pariete seiunctum, ut facile circumiri et in eo celebratio versus populum peragi possit, quod expedit ubicumque possibile sit.
Now, according to this article, "quod" is actually referring to the position of the altar, as opposed to the orientation of the celebrant. But the author gives no justification for this---how do I know whether he/she is correct?