I guess I am thrown somewhat off-track because people like Madonna (not Our Blessed Lady, but --- you know who I'm talking about) who started off 30 years ago wearing a rosary as a necklace with the crucifix dangling over her famous flashing breasts, turning the rosary into a slut fashion statement; and then different color rosaries became identifying regalia for gangbangers whose heartfelt interests include drugs, prostitution, and murder.
Sometimes I suffer a painful mix of anger and depression over the way everything sacred to me gets seized upon and perverted by those who sling them around as trifles, or overtly mock our good Lord, our blessed Lady, and all things holy. The tears overflow my eyes.
The world is sure full of scum and those that use religion to shock or show disgust of all things religious. Its always been that way and it always will be that way. You can just chalk it up to pure ignorance or hate, pity is what those need that use religious symbols to shock. (or sometimes a punch in the nose, depending on the size of the fool :O). But then again you already know this....GG
Oh for sure, but that doesn’t mean that it cannot be worn in an appropriate fashion by devout Catholics. Just because different Catholics have different norms doesn’t make them less devout.
And I say this as an English Catholic myself. I do not wear a rosary around my neck (or on my car), I’m not sure why a rosary on my neck is worse than having my car wear one.