First, the name is "Hobson" not "Hobbs". Sorry that you are unable to read a simple, six-character name. 

The priest in the Tridentine rite most certainly does have his back to the congregation. Is he facing them? No. Is he facing to either side? Again, no. He is facing away from them, with his back towards them.

Anyway, God is everywhere, so whichever direction the priest is facing is towards God.

I am well aware of what is happening on the altar.