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In the fashions of the FIFTEENTH CENTURY when there wasn’t an Anglican yet to see the light of day, the clergy of men and laity began to turn their linen collars up and over their outer garments.
Gradually these collars became elaborate, often varying in style from country to country.
Eventually, it was moved to Rome and adopted a simpler style.
As the centuries progressed, this linen “choker” was stiffened with starch and began to resemble collars worn today by Catholic priests.

Ah, I see what you are saying. Before the Anglican Church existed, we had the RC Church. After the reformation, clergy that used to work for Rome continued to wear their standard street dress, as they worked for the Anglican Church. In other parts of Europe, the same thing happened. Ministers, whether they originated in the RC church and later went to a reformed church, or began as new ministers after the reformation began, continued to wear the garb always associated with public servants of the Church.

So, in the same way that you could say that the Bible is Roman Catholic, you could also say that the clerical collar is Roman Catholic.