Don't Wear that Mini to Mass
"When the vanities of this culture invade the Church, that is a sign of war. And that is why I am as opposed to immodesty as I am to pop music, seedy and utilitarian architecture, flagrant displays of wealth, and every other seepage from out there to in here. We should be evangelizing the culture, not the other way around. We should be making sorties promoting modesty from inside the Church, rather than carrying the indiscreet trappings of the culture within its gates."Yes, what it often comes down to is a lack of courtesy to others. Much like the fad of wearing ball caps. People now come to Mass and don't remove them at all. I suspect they sleep in them. The fact is that removing your hat in church is a sign of respect for our Lord in the Tabernacle and courtesy to the Church and the church community. Our culture has removed any thought of that from people's consciousness. Casual is in. Whatever is in fashion must be OK, right?
The issue, alas, goes deeper than this, and preaching to the congregation won't change people's dress, it will just drive them out of the Church, I fear. So do we compromise and consider it something that is of little importance, or do we hold to our position and let people decide to go or stay? A tough question...
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