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Christ is risen. We are no longer bound by Mosaic Law. Head coverings for Christian women is an obsolete standard.

Without a doubt, it was standard practice throughout most of US history for women to wear head coverings at church — a hat, a veil, a scarf. The practice ended in the 1970s.

“In the 1970s there was a judgment issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in a document titled Inter Insigniores that basically stated that since chapel veils were not a matter of faith, it was no longer mandatory for women to wear them. In paragraph 4 it states:

“It must be noted that these ordinances, probably inspired by the customs of the period, concern scarcely more than disciplinary practices of minor importance, such as the obligation imposed upon women to wear a veil on their head (1 Cor. 11:2-16); such requirements no longer have a normative value.”

https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/what-happened-to-head-coverings-at-mass


14 posted on 04/27/2023 10:51:05 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (America -- July 4, 1776 to November 3, 2020 -- R.I.P.)
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It is truly beautiful for a woman to where a chapel veil.

And just because something is not obligatory doesn't mean you shouldn't do it. Abstinence from meat on all Fridays should be observed throughout the year as a penitential act, the faithful should dress appropriately for Mass, the faithful should attend all the Lenten services during the Triduum, etc...

Most of those in the Catholic Church want an IKEA minimalist Mass and religious life. But what do you get out of that? Ugly furniture that falls apart when under stress.

15 posted on 04/27/2023 11:42:34 AM PDT by frogjerk (More people have died trusting the government than not trusting the government.)
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“such requirements no longer have a normative value.”

Wonder if they thought about the spiritual value of what Paul was teaching..


19 posted on 04/27/2023 12:43:34 PM PDT by delchiante
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