Dress Code for Mass

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Loud-living-dogma said:
Siblings admiring a baby is quite cute and wholesome and very different than imagining how the Blessed Mother might admire a good-looking man. Yuck.
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Attraction is not yucky, but im more curious over why it would be impossible for her to feel that way?

Would it be impossible for her to feel attraction or romantic feelings towards a man (Joseph even), or even sexual desire given that these things are no where near sinful, and a normal part of the human experience even before the fall? (actually curious, because I want to know much of our views towards Mary are based on theology vs our need to keep a woman pure as possible l)
 
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Mary is the ark of the New Covenant. She’s not admiring any men.

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The people who “dress immodestly” (this is pretty subjective, BTW) or in leggings don’t see anything wrong with how they are dressed, so in a sense, they already are in control of their own behavior.

The world is filled with things I don’t like, at home, at work, in society in general. It is up to me to decide what battles I want to fight. In the case of a stranger not dressed to “my standards” in church, well, not a battle I want to fight.
 
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Somewhere on these forums I saw a post wherein someone said he sat behind someone at Mass (pretty sure it was Sunday Mass) who was wearing a t-shirt with an image of two swine copulating and a caption in large letters that said “Makin’ bacon”. Does this seem like a normal thing to you? What should we do when people are too clueless / disrespectful to dress with just a modicum of decency? Would you want your kid sitting behind that person for an hour at Mass?
 
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I agree that I would not wear that to Church, but I am also a middle-aged, white female, who is on the chunky side and well-endowed.
I wear a lot of leggings with long tunic tops that cover my my hips, which many on this thread find objectionable also, so where do we draw the line?

As to your T-shirt, sadly, I see many younger people (the 15-30 crowd where I live) who live in T-shirts and sometimes the more objectionable, the better. It is almost as if they are “testing” social convention, just waiting for someone to say something so they can get on their “high horse” and talk about how “intolerant” all us boomers are.
 
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While I would never wear this to Mass, while we’re on the subject of T-Shirts, I recently ordered one that says, “Some call it nitpicking. I call it great attention to detail.”

I couldn’t resist ordering that one, which I fully intend to wear outside of Mass, because I am detail oriented by nature, and have been accused of “nitpicking” far too many times.

This is my statement in rebuttal.

Still, I wouldn’t wear it to church, because I don’t feel T-shirts in general are appropriate Mass wear.
 
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Wearing revealing clothes or trashy clothing indicates one is rebelling, or unhappy, or depressed, or have low self-esteem, or maybe lacks knowledge of what is appropriate.
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Or perhaps it indicates the self confidence of not caring what others think.

Perhaps it indicates poverty or perhaps they are “holy fools”, detached from the world.

You seem so sure of yourself when you attach meaning to someone else’s actions.
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I have told the story before here. I have attended many masses in dirty cargo pants and polo shirt (both men’s, too) and beat-up old shoes. I worked overnight shift at walmart as a janitor and walked to mass after my saturday night shift. It was either that or not go to mass at all.

I’m grateful that no one there judged my clothing.
 
I think people can appreciate the difference between actual work clothes and what I call “blingy-butt expensive casual”.
 
Again, why not?

Is there church teaching that covers this, or are you drawing your own assumptions? Seems weird to say Mary didn’t experience these things when these things exist even before the fall, and aren’t seen as sinful/impure at all.
 
Okay, you wear lots of leggings, but why not trousers / slacks / dress pants? Leggings cling in a way that trousers don’t (as much).
 
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You’re not answering my question though. I’m asking why Mary’s sinless nature and being attracted to people/romance/etc are contradictory if we know that the latter isn’t a sin. If you can’t answer then just say so instead if insinuating that I’m not Catholic/am too modern.
 
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Yes, you have linked me to this topic before. You’re still not answering my question.
 
And you’re not answering mine!
Mary was sacred, “set apart” in a special way for holiness, purity, she has “an immaculate heart”. If you don’t see how that is different than average modern women noticing random men’s looks, physique, whatever, then no, I guess I’m incapable of explaining that to you.
 
I’m not answering yours? What question have you been asking me?

You have not explained how purity contradicts feelings of attraction, especially when it’s not sinful and have existed before original sin. All you have been doing is linking articles that does not discuss this topic. I already know she’s sinless and pure. I wasn’t asking you about that. You should be focusing on explaining why attraction is impure instead of telling me that Mary is pure.
 
What part of “long, tunic top that covers my hips” did you miss in my post? My “nether regions” are not exposed.
As far as other types of pants, well, they don’t fit as well. I am long waisted, with short legs and wide hips. I don’t think people, especially men, understand how good fitting, comfortable, pants are not an easy thing to find, especially at a reasonable price for some women. Leggings fit everyone, and with the right top, are perfectly acceptable wardrobe choices.
 
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