A Thinking Reed

"Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed" – Blaise Pascal

The VI guide to proper church attire

There’s been quite a bit of discussion about appropriate church attire among the blogs I read (see here, here and here) stemming from a pastoral letter from a Catholic bishop in Texas urging modest dress in church (though most of the disputants in the above linked posts are not Catholic).

Personally, I’ve learned through long experience to dress modestly at church lest I drive the ladies wild, but as a public service here is the official VI visual guide to proper churchly attire:

Appropriate:


Inappropriate:

Appropriate:


Inappropriate:


Appropriate (but only if you’re the Archbishop):


Very inappropriate:

Appropriate:

Not so much:

Okay, I hope we’ve got that all cleared up.

5 responses to “The VI guide to proper church attire”

  1. Dang, where am I going to wear my cone-breasted bustier then?

  2. Now, this is just unfair. How can we claim to represent Christ if we turn away the poor — like the indigent muscular gentleman in the second picture from the top, who cannot even afford a shirt or a towel to wipe the oil from his body?

  3. I was hoping to see a sexy nun photo. Maybe Mother Angelica in a bikini or something (I’m praying somebody gets that).

  4. Is Cary smoking incense?

  5. Wilson,

    He can get clothes the same way Arnold got ’em in T1.

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