Meanwhile, communion in the hand was condemned for hundreds of years.
Jesus didn't stuff any bread into anyone's mouth...
I would guess that the intent of the current procedure is to have the bread be a little too holy to put into the average person's hand; must only be handled by clergy...
Your response only helps to prove my point. Non-Catholics disagree (and that’s putting it mildly) with communion on the tongue. Therefore, to make the liturgy more appealing to them, CITH was allowed.
I’m not here to argue COTT/CITH with a protestant though.