Author Topic: How Catholics ought to dress (email from SSPX) (Read 11066 times)

jen51 · « **Reply #25 on:** June 25, 2015, 01:10:17 PM »

Quote from: Alexandria

The grossest are the young ladies who are pregnant with skin tight tops over their stomach. Where is the dignity of motherhood in that vulgar display?

This is the trend among pregnant mothers. It's an attention seeking thing. Look at me, look at me, I'm pregnant! I find it very off-putting. Immodest, too.

As to women in pants, especially jeans, even putting modesty aside.... they just don't look good. Jeans and most pants are not flattering on women- it doesn't matter what kind of woman is wearing them. Also, I find pants incredibly uncomfortable. I quit wearing them a couple years ago for the most part, but wear them from time to time while doing rigorous outdoor tasks. A couple weeks ago I wore pants to do something outside and ended up coming back in to change into a skirt, not caring if it got ripped, torn, or stained because I found the pants so incredibly uncomfortable!

Ladislaus · « **Reply #26 on:** June 25, 2015, 01:14:42 PM »

Quote from: MrsZ

It's just that most women could care less about men's backsides.

And for some reason the women invariably wear these tight-fitting pants with thinner material whereas men tend to wear thicker materials that don't accentuate the rear end (although there are some exceptions).

Whether women "care" about it or not, it's also inappropriate for men to wear tight pants.

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #27 on:** June 25, 2015, 01:36:35 PM »

Quote from: shin

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey
Pledge To Bring Christian Women
Back To Decency In Dress

Purpose: It is no accident that the terrible immoral trend in our nation and the world at large should coincide with shameless fashions in dress. The women of any nation help determine its morals. So it is to the (professing) Christian women that this pledge is directed. Most Christian women cannot be discerned from the worldly unbelievers in their style of dress.

"In like manner I wish women to be decently dressed, adorning themselves with modesty and dignity." (1 Tim. 2:9) A true Christian, as St. Paul admonishes, will not indulge in any freedom if he causes his brother to sin. Well might we say, "If any unseemly dress fashions lead men to sin, I will not dress so."

THE PLEDGE

Realizing that you simply cannot promote modesty without standards, I pledge to do my part in restoring a true Christian example by adopting the following dress code:

I pledge to wear dress or skirts that extend well below the knees in any posture. My dresses will not be sleeveless or have low necklines.
I pledge not to wear trousers, slacks, or shorts as this apparel is not pleasing to God: "A woman shall not be clothed with man's apparel neither shall a man use woman's apparel: for he that doeth these things is abominable before God." (Deut. 22:5)
I will keep this pledge with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ regardless of the spirit of the times.
Signed______________________________
www.olrl.org/virtues/
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This is really splendid!

This pledge is from Our Lady of the Rosary Library.

tdrev123 · « **Reply #28 on:** June 25, 2015, 02:44:11 PM »

The majority of traditional organizations have been cowardly as how they approach modesty, they enforce the dress code but only at mass. They will mention it in sermons or postings but they never actually talk about how a woman or man is supposed to dress outside of mass! And thats because they know it will cause trouble...but it doesn't matter church teaching is church teaching.

If a priest or organization wrote an article or sermon about the actual church teaching of how we are supposed to dress outside of mass it would be far to catholic of a thing to do.
In the 1950s and before people started to become a sunday only Catholic and that is essentially what most people are today that go to SSPX or sede churches.

I would say that the churches I have been to, more than half of the women wear pants regularly outside of mass...and the priests know this and they are silent as a cat.

Alexandria · « **Reply #29 on:** June 25, 2015, 02:57:04 PM »

Quote from: tdrev123

The majority of traditional organizations have been cowardly as how they approach modesty, they enforce the dress code but only at mass. They will mention it in sermons or postings but they never actually talk about how a woman or man is supposed to dress outside of mass! And thats because they know it will cause trouble...but it doesn't matter church teaching is church teaching.

If a priest or organization wrote an article or sermon about the actual church teaching of how we are supposed to dress outside of mass it would be far to catholic of a thing to do.
In the 1950s and before people started to become a sunday only Catholic and that is essentially what most people are today that go to SSPX or sede churches.

I would say that the churches I have been to, more than half of the women wear pants regularly outside of mass...and the priests know this and they are silent as a cat.

Agree with you as well. Too much compromise with the world in most traditional chapels, and everyone has a good rationalization for whatever compromise.