I think he means it’s optional to have it as part of the service. Of course it’s optional for you not to shake hands, if you want to be that guy who lets a person hold their hand out to them just to be ignored.
Might sound silly but it’s a part of the Mass I just never have gotten used to. That and a lot of other things, like chanting responsorial prayers for one.
Might sound silly but it’s a part of the Mass I just never have gotten used to. That and a lot of other things, like chanting responsorial prayers for one. “Glory to God in the Highest’’, a simple response, right? At the 9 mass in my church it turns into a dirge!