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Modesty and how to dress
« Reply #125 on: September 25, 2010, 03:53:21 AM »
Quote from: Kephapaulos
It also seems to me that a woman wearing pants would be a hindrance to marriage for a Catholic man because of the example that could be given to possible future children someday.


Only if he objects.

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I find this issue of women and pants especially disheartening ...


Indeed, it is, because it is a non-issue. There are plenty of real sins to fret about without making more up.

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... when even women who claim to be traditional Catholics are still alright with even the notion of women wearing pants.


As a woman who claims to be a traditional Catholic, I am all right with the notion of women wearing trousers.

It is nonsensical to make out that a type of garb which men never used to wear is exclusively men's garb, simply because they started wearing them first. And to find the idea of men and women wearing similar clothes as subversive and un-Catholic, even though Our Lady and St Joseph wore similar clothes!

It is utter, illogical, nonsense.

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... It is one thing for a traditional Catholic woman to have difficult time to break the habit of wearing pants and yet still having the proper understanding that it is not proper for a woman to wear pants, ...


Well, I broke the habit of wearing trousers years ago, but I still do not see why it is not proper for women to wear them ever. It is, as I said, a non-issue. I only don't wear them because I am scared of what other trads will think!

Modesty and how to dress
« Reply #126 on: September 25, 2010, 04:37:08 AM »
Quote from: clare
I only don't wear them because I am scared of what other trads will think!


Why not stand out if you see there's no problem with it? I don't understand. As Catholics, our conscience should always tell us what is right and what is wrong.


Modesty and how to dress
« Reply #127 on: September 25, 2010, 04:49:56 AM »
Quote from: JoanScholastica
Quote from: clare
I only don't wear them because I am scared of what other trads will think!


Why not stand out if you see there's no problem with it? I don't understand. As Catholics, our conscience should always tell us what is right and what is wrong.


My conscience tells me that trousers are ok (as long as they're modest). It also tells me that modest skirts are fine too. I am not going against my conscience by wearing modest skirts. I would also not be going against my conscience by wearing modest trousers, but I would be offending other trads, or inviting flak. So, I obey my conscience and respect other's sensibilities at the same time by wearing skirts! For a quiet life!

Although, obviously, if the issue crops up, I will argue about it, but I won't raise it by wearing trousers and inviting bother.

Modesty and how to dress
« Reply #128 on: September 25, 2010, 04:57:29 AM »
Quote from: clare
Although, obviously, if the issue crops up, I will argue about it, but I won't raise it by wearing trousers and inviting bother.


It sounds contradicting but I will leave it as that...

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« Reply #129 on: September 25, 2010, 05:07:58 AM »
Quote from: JoanScholastica
Quote from: clare
Although, obviously, if the issue crops up, I will argue about it, but I won't raise it by wearing trousers and inviting bother.


It sounds contradicting but I will leave it as that...


It isn't contradictory. I don't believe that women absolutely must wear trousers!