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So I came across this today:
On January 12, 1930, the Sacred Congregation of the Council, by mandate of Pope Pius XI issued emphatic instructions on modesty of dress to all bishops: "We recall that a dress cannot be called decent which is cut deeper than two fingers breadth under the pit of the throat, which does not cover the arms at least to the elbows, and scarcely reaches a bit beyond the knees."
Apparently that has never been revoked or anything, so...what on earth?
I can understand the neckline and the length part, but the sleeves? Covering at least to the elbows?
Golly gee, half my closet just got labeled "immodest". T-shirts are now immodest, everyone!
Apologies for the sarcasm, but I think that really, really needs to be updated.
(That was from this page. Pretty interesting discussion in the comments.)
On January 12, 1930, the Sacred Congregation of the Council, by mandate of Pope Pius XI issued emphatic instructions on modesty of dress to all bishops: "We recall that a dress cannot be called decent which is cut deeper than two fingers breadth under the pit of the throat, which does not cover the arms at least to the elbows, and scarcely reaches a bit beyond the knees."
Apparently that has never been revoked or anything, so...what on earth?
I can understand the neckline and the length part, but the sleeves? Covering at least to the elbows?
Golly gee, half my closet just got labeled "immodest". T-shirts are now immodest, everyone!
Apologies for the sarcasm, but I think that really, really needs to be updated.
(That was from this page. Pretty interesting discussion in the comments.)