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ewtn.com/library/PRIESTS/RMCOLLAR.TXTFrom the web link, two things struck me. First, suit and tie…no roman collar. Second, only in the last sentence of his biography does it mention that he is a priest.
WHY A PRIEST SHOULD WEAR HIS ROMAN COLLAR
It is our contention that the rather widespread practice of priests
neglecting to wear their collar when they should is both a sign and a
cause of malaise in the Church.
Church Law requires clerics to wear clerical clothing. We have
cited above number 66 of the Directory for priests, which itself
quotes canon 284.
Apart from entirely exceptional circumstances, the non-use of
clerical clothing on the part of the cleric can manifest a weak sense
of his own identity as a pastor completely dedicated to the service
of the Church (# 66).