Immodest female clothing

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When a priest tells girls and parents “you shouldn’t wear such immodest clothing to Church”, isn’t he also implying that the same clothing is OK for non-Church public occasions?

I think he should be saying something more along the lines as “you should never be wearing such clothing in public”.

Or, are there degrees to female clothing modesty?
 
AkronPonderer said:
When a priest tells girls and parents “you shouldn’t wear such immodest clothing to Church”, isn’t he also implying that the same clothing is OK for non-Church public occasions?

I think he should be saying something more along the lines as “you should never be wearing such clothing in public”.

Or, are there degrees to female clothing modesty?
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He’s talking about in Church. Obviously a woman can’t wear a bathing suit to church but can do so on the beach and going for a swim!
 
There are degrees to female clothing modesty, but it has little to do with which public forum one is in whether church, school, super market or whatever. The principle is that one whether male or female must be modest at all times. obviously what is appropriate for public appearance will be different than what is appropriate for the bedroom. What is appropriate in church is different than what is appropriate at the beach, etc. People have to use some common sense. Obviously when appearing in public clothes which emphasize the breasts, plunging necklines, etc. or say speedos for men would not seem appropriate in my opinion. Attractive, but not tempting should be anyone’s measure of what is permissible. Church is not the only place of concern, but it would seem to be one place that requires the greatest sensitivity.
 
At Mass on sunday, the young woman in the pew in front of me breast fed her very young infant. She was discreet, and covered herself with a towel, but I’d never seen that during Mass before, and don’t quite know what to think about it.

Anyobe else seen this at their parish?
 
AkronPonderer said:
When a priest tells girls and parents “you shouldn’t wear such immodest clothing to Church”, isn’t he also implying that the same clothing is OK for non-Church public occasions?

I think he should be saying something more along the lines as “you should never be wearing such clothing in public”.

Or, are there degrees to female clothing modesty?
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Clothing that might easily lead others into the sin of lust should not be worn in public…period. I have started wearing pants more often, after hearing a poster say that she has to avert her eyes when men wear shorts. Sure, it means inconvenience, but I’m willing to deal with it. Women especially need to be modest, however, because men are very easily drawn into sin by their immodesty.
 
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At Mass on sunday, the young woman in the pew in front of me breast fed her very young infant. She was discreet, and covered herself with a towel, but I’d never seen that during Mass before, and don’t quite know what to think about it.

Anyobe else seen this at their parish?
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Have seen it and have done it…but you’d never know that was what I was doing…😃
 
Her breastfeeding didn’t bother me, and she was very discreet - I just wondered if there was any sort of Church position on this.
 
To the OP-

I’m no expert on the subject but I do hold myself to a different standard of modest at mass than at the mall. I dress modestly at all times (no belly or cleavage showing, no super short shorts or skirts), but I feel that certain items in my wardrobe are better off covered at mass. For example, I will wear a sweater over a sleeveless shirt. While I do not believe there is anything immodest about a bare arm, I do think that long stretches of bare skin attract attention.

Basically, I think that at mass it is a charitable act to take extra measures to help our neighbor focus on Jesus rather than on us. Sometimes our clothing might be a little too attention-grabbing for mass, even if the cut is modest and all the right spots are covered.
 
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