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Author Topic: Evidence that Open-Rosary-Wearing was Normative in Days before the Council  (Read 4907 times)

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Offline Ladislaus

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Re: Evidence that Open-Rosary-Wearing was Normative in Days before the Council
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2026, 10:24:41 PM »
So, the problem these days is that a lot of people wear it as jewelry or as a fashion statement, so that it no longer symbolizes devotion to Our Lady as it once did, but can even suggest disrespect and lack of reverence.

That blasphemous whore "Madonna" wore them a lot, in addition to attempting to soil Our Lady's title with her "name" ... and thereby committed sacrilege.
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Online Pax Vobis

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Re: Evidence that Open-Rosary-Wearing was Normative in Days before the Council
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2026, 10:48:45 PM »
If you want to wear something around your neck that is OPENLY Catholic, then wear something who’s PURPOSE it is to be worn around the neck — ie, a scapular, a crucifix, a miraculous medal, etc.  These things are DESIGNED to be necklaces.  A rosary is not a necklace.  It’s not its purpose. 
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Offline TomGubbinsKimmage

Re: Evidence that Open-Rosary-Wearing was Normative in Days before the Council
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2026, 04:52:46 AM »
Quote from: Pax Vobis on June 24, 2026, 07:36:34 PM
It was not the norm to wear it around the neck, over exterior clothing.  You’re conflating two things — openly wearing it on the belt or on a sword/forearm vs around the neck.  It’s not the same thing. 
Please show how that substantially makes a difference.
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Offline icarlytradcath

Re: Evidence that Open-Rosary-Wearing was Normative in Days before the Council
« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2026, 06:56:12 AM »
It's in passing but in that same book Montfort has a fictional interlocutor say "What on earth are you wearing it on your belt for, fanatic that you are? Why don’t you go the whole way and wear it around your neck like the Spaniards?" which presumably means that that was a popular thing to do, at least in Spain, when the book was written.

He also says that in 1679 Pope Innocent XI granted to those who openly wear the rosary out of devotion and to set a good example: a hundred days' indulgence

The principles to condemn the practice are shaky, I agree with TomGubbins, many people wear rosary bracelets, how is that substantially different? It seems like justifying a cultural hangup after the fact. I know that here in Spain and in some other countries some Catholics wear it piously just as one would wear a crucifix or medal.



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Offline Simeon

Re: Evidence that Open-Rosary-Wearing was Normative in Days before the Council
« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2026, 07:53:42 AM »
Quote from: icarlytradcath on June 25, 2026, 06:56:12 AM
It's in passing but in that same book Montfort has a fictional interlocutor say "What on earth are you wearing it on your belt for, fanatic that you are? Why don’t you go the whole way and wear it around your neck like the Spaniards?" which presumably means that that was a popular thing to do, at least in Spain, when the book was written.

He also says that in 1679 Pope Innocent XI granted to those who openly wear the rosary out of devotion and to set a good example: a hundred days' indulgence

The principles to condemn the practice are shaky, I agree with TomGubbins, many people wear rosary bracelets, how is that substantially different? It seems like justifying a cultural hangup after the fact. I know that here in Spain and in some other countries some Catholics wear it piously just as one would wear a crucifix or medal.

Thank you!
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