Some of you guys are ridiculous, and singlehandedly responsible for making Traditional Catholics look like nutjobs.
There's no way that some volleyball games played during a gym class at an all girls school leads to "masculinized" women. That's just insane. Playing hockey or football or playing against boys, certainly.
We're not talking about a private game of volleyball or some "pick up" game where the girls are playing in gym class. We're talking about a PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL game, where HUNDREDS of people are present (or could be) to watch. You keep inserting imaginary factors into a clear-cut, factual case of a PUBLIC SPORTING EVENT.
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And to imply that it's practically the same thing for a girl to not be in perfect conformity with the rules of modesty when in the company of other females, especially when the nature of the activity makes it difficult or cuмbersome, that it's practically the same thing as running around naked in front of men ... that's also insane.
Ladislaus, have you ever been to a high-school or club sporting event? The attendance is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. These games are not being played "in the company of other females" only. Your arguments are borderline insane. That, or you're just so sheltered that you have no experience of what these games are all about or the atmosphere surrounding them.
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And, finally, these uniforms in the pictures, are really NOT THAT BAD for what they are. If these girls were to stand up, they probably hit right at or just slightly above the knee.
The 'above the knee', non-Trad skirts are the least problem with this whole scenario. The overall problems are
1) supposedly "Trad" girls playing with non-Catholic novus ordo girls in a competitive style sport, while being coached by a novus ordo coach who will not support Trad ideals or goals.
2) supposedly "Trad" girls being allowed to act like they are just one of the "normal schools" and be in association with the novus ordo diocese. Just another example of the new-sspx watering down and slowing compromising the former-Trad ideals which we should all be striving for.
3) the idea that one can compromise modesty (in any degree) for a non-emergency situation...especially one as superfluous as sports. It's the allowance of a "lessening" of standards is the problem.
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Are we Traditional Catholic or not? Can these young people even define what "Traditionalism" is? Or explain why we are what we are? Being able to modify such actions when in a "public" arena
gives more credence to the error that the only thing that separates Trads from other catholics is the "latin mass". This situation is a perfect time to explain to the youngsters that we are not "of the world" but only live in it. Life's not easy; the road to Calvary requires sacrifices. It should be an honor to uphold Catholic ideals and to suffer and set an example.
.He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in that which is greater: and he that is unjust in that which is little, is unjust also in that which is greater. (Luke 16:10).