[wideawake]

Monks and nuns wear rosaries as belts, not necklaces.

A rosary is meant as a devotional item, not a fashion accessory.

Wearing it to trick out your outfit is sacrilegious.

[trisham]

Monks and nuns wear rosaries as belts, not necklaces. A rosary is meant as a devotional item, not a fashion accessory.

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This is my understanding as well. Aren't they worn by the religious to keep them "at hand"?

[gura]

From The AP: Casey Anthony, left, walks with her attorney Jose Baez on Monday, Sept. 15, 2008 at the Orange County Jail just before surrendering his client on newly-filed charges in Orlando, Fla. The mother of a missing toddler, who authorities have called a person of interest in the girl's disappearance, was arrested a third time Monday on new theft charges. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Red Huber)