edited: it was not nice to call patheos types goombas... not nice, should have defined it first... im sorry
BTW, the only thing good I will say about this picture and the others on Patheos is that at least they are not afraid to be seen wearing their 'clerics' in the public
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So my facebook feed had this on it tonight with yes that headline. Now before you call me a hypocryt dont blame me I dont follow Patheos goomba patrols, blame Matthew Olson for commenting on it and therefore it being on my feed.
Where to begin?
I gather the source of scandal is the notion of a woman wearing a clerical collar (rather than the concept of her wearing a tasteful black dress to go with it.)
Well, this isn’t really anything new. A lot of Protestant ministers, some of them women, wear the classic “tab” collar. They’ve been doing it for years.
Ok so to begin with there is obvious scandal in that there are many groups apart from the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church (extra ecclesiam nulla salus) that like to call themselves Christian parading about in what seems to be clerical garb which has the distinction of holding some authority. One cannot consciously say there is no scandal. Are you blind? Do you only see clerical garb as clothing.... oh wait we are talking about Deacon Average Joe, I'm just like you. For crying out loud, you Deacon Kandra have been given orders by an apostle of the Church to represent the Church, to stand out in the world not just in how you act but how you look. We are not gnostics that merely see ourselves spiritually but materially as well and the way you dress speaks to the person or the office you hold. If Barry comes out of the White House one day sporting a "wife beater" and sweat pants he does a disservice to the office because he is not above the office that he holds. This is true for all people, especially those consecrated or ordained, they are to live in the world (some) but not be of it. And giving a witness with the way you dress shows people the seriousness you take in filling that office within Holy Mother Church. That protestants are mimicking Catholics in what they wear is a scandal in that it puts confusion in the hearts of the already non-formed faithful that are already prone to indifferentism. This minimalist attitude of 'I dont wear my clerics because it doesnt matter, plus those who focus on such are clericalists' has got to be one of the most blind personal decisions to take hold since the council (well maybe the continuance of versus populum mass and other things are just as bad or worse, but hey the minimalists dont care in the Church of Nice). That we pretend its ok for these laymen to dress like they hold a real office is a sham, they are laymen clinging to error and for some reason we are content to see to it that nothing is said about them mimicking and or mocking Catholics by using clerical garb to their ultimately evil ends because they are content to keep peace with material heretics by not offending their sensibilities
It’s becoming so common, in fact, that most suppliers of clergy apparel now cater to both men and women.
This led me on a fascinating Google search I never thought I’d undertake: “Clergy shirts for women.”
Yet another aspect of the scandal is that the faithful, who again are not taught the faith of Our Fathers to any meaningful extent now see women prancing about in clerics fostering more indifferntism. Yes women wearing clerical garb is a scandal because it is not proper to them be they lay or "ordained" by heretics who have no authority themselves(which they are because calling them ministers is only a feel good, non confrontational way of perpetuating insanity). Just because it is the thing for Protestants to do now in ordaining women doesn't mean we are silent on the issue. JPII, when the episcopalians "ordained" the active same sex attracted guy cut off all talks with the Anglicans (one of the few things I applaud him for btw). But to some there would be no scandal there because, hey, their protestants thats what they do, so lets let bi-gones be bi-gones. Cowards, they mock Christ and call themselves Christians, and
you are content giving them that title. And another thing why is a deacon of the Church wasting his time searchig for such things.... what about the so called new evangelization?
People who are upset about that image at the top of this post are falling prey to a manufactured outrage that isn’t really all that outrageous—and the issue is older than some realize. The simple fact is: it’s not uncommon for non-Catholic ministers to dress like Catholic clergy. It’s just that now, a growing number of those ministers are women.
Lest we forget: nearly 70 years ago, David Niven was depicted as an Episcopal bishop with both the tab collar and—spoiler alert— a wife.
So in other-words the Deacon has fallen, himself, prey to complacency. And complacency breeds contempt, especially for those that dont just take a ho-hum approach to those that have chosen to separate themselves from Christ. That this issue is not brought up today is outrageous because their is no zeal to call out confusers of truth. When they dress as they do they cause scandal because their is no distinction between those with true authority and those that are self-appointed buffoons of error.
It’s also worth noting that the clerical collar itself is a relatively modern invention. In fact, its roots aren’t even Catholic. Wikipedia points out:
Which makes me wonder more why Catholic clerics give their assent to such things. The Roman Cassock is the clerical garb of the Church from time immemorial yet you will hardly ever see it worn by a cleric in the confines of the Church or in public because they worry that they will be perceived as being clerical and not friendly. Take for instance my own archdiocese. One priest wished to wear a cassock and was called into the Bishops office for having had the gull to do so, when the USCCB made specific allowances (theres double speak for you) so priests that chose to do so would not be persecuted as being clericalists. When in reality most priests in this diocese will not be caught dead in public wearing their clerics and even sneer at those that do. Give witness to the faith not just in the actions and thoughts but in the way you look because then the world will know you stick out like a sore thumb to them calling them to something greater than yourselves, the office you hold
Also, why are so many Fathers in the faith removing their Fr. status from their Facebook pages? Is this tryng to prevent clericalism or more liberal pandering to a world devoid of fathers to begin with?
Dear Average Joe Deacon Kandra dont be complacent with this but give testimony to the true scandal that it is!!
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