Plastic on the outhouse???
Priests and cassocks
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dochawk
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I suppose you could put it on an outhouse, but you better make sure no-one is inside . . .
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Cruc3S1gnatus
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My priest always wore his cassock and all the ones near my house do too. I always see them in the stores or walking in the neighborhood. I love
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InThePew
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I donāt agree with seminarians wearing clericals prior to ordination - itās confusing and premature.
As a priest, I do wear clericals, basically as a means of visible witness to what I do. Granted, itās not really possible to separate inthepew the person from Fr inthepew but that also works both ways. Wearing clericals doesnāt make me any different to who I am as a person - it expresses an identity but doesnāt create one and definitely doesnāt ācover a multitude of personal shortcomingsā. I will say though that, if nothing else, it probably makes me behave myself! Still, I am a flawed human being and wearing my clericals doesnāt change that one little bit nor would I ever want people to think differently. As one bishop I know put it āI canāt be Fr X unless Iām already Xā. A priest can hide behind clericals just as much as he can hide behind not wearing them The interesting thing about living in a small town is of course that many people recognise me even when Iām dressed down which of course highlights the hardest thing about wearing clericals - Iām always on show; everything I do reflects not just on me but on the Church and on the priesthood. then again, thatās not such a bad thing - difficult though it might be - like I sadi, if nothing else, it at least makes me behave myself!
As a priest, I do wear clericals, basically as a means of visible witness to what I do. Granted, itās not really possible to separate inthepew the person from Fr inthepew but that also works both ways. Wearing clericals doesnāt make me any different to who I am as a person - it expresses an identity but doesnāt create one and definitely doesnāt ācover a multitude of personal shortcomingsā. I will say though that, if nothing else, it probably makes me behave myself! Still, I am a flawed human being and wearing my clericals doesnāt change that one little bit nor would I ever want people to think differently. As one bishop I know put it āI canāt be Fr X unless Iām already Xā. A priest can hide behind clericals just as much as he can hide behind not wearing them The interesting thing about living in a small town is of course that many people recognise me even when Iām dressed down which of course highlights the hardest thing about wearing clericals - Iām always on show; everything I do reflects not just on me but on the Church and on the priesthood. then again, thatās not such a bad thing - difficult though it might be - like I sadi, if nothing else, it at least makes me behave myself!
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