I don't think I contradicted myself. I believe you asked if the Nicene Creed was always recited as part of the mass. I said this:
Either the Apostle's Creed OR the Nicene Creed (and I think there may be another one as well, now that I think about it) is always a part of the Mass.
The Apostle's Creed is not the Nicene Creed. They are similar but not the same.
Nicene Creed:
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, the maker of heaven and earth, of things visible and invisible.And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the begotten of God the Father, the Only-begotten, that is of the essence of the Father.God of God, Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten and not made; of the very same nature of the Father, by Whom all things came into being, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible.Who for us humanity and for our salvation came down from heaven, was incarnate, was made human, was born perfectly of the holy virgin Mary by the Holy Spirit.By whom He took body, soul, and mind, and everything that is in man, truly and not in semblance.He suffered, was crucified, was buried, rose again on the third day, ascended into heaven with the same body, [and] sat at the right hand of the Father.He is to come with the same body and with the glory of the Father, to judge the living and the dead; of His kingdom there is no end.We believe in the Holy Spirit, in the uncreated and the perfect; Who spoke through the Law, prophets, and Gospels; Who came down upon the Jordan, preached through the apostles, and lived in the saints.We believe also in only One, Universal, Apostolic, and [Holy] Church; in one baptism in repentance, for the remission, and forgiveness of sins; and in the resurrection of the dead, in the everlasting judgement of souls and bodies, and the Kingdom of Heaven and in the everlasting life.
Nicene Creed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Apostles Creed:
1. I believe in
God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.2. I believe in
Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.3. He was conceived by the power of the
Holy Spirit and born of the
Virgin Mary.4. He suffered under
Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.5. He
descended to the dead. On the third day
he rose again.6. He
ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.7. He will
come again to
judge the living and the dead.8. I believe in the Holy Spirit,9. the holy catholic Church, the communion of
saints,10. the forgiveness of
sins,11. the
resurrection of the body,12. and life everlasting.
Amen.
Apostles' Creed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
One or the other is always used during the Mass. But the Nicene is not ALWAYS used.
See?