[fidelis]

There's a reason for the expression "Your Sunday best." You should wear the best clothes you have attending church because it honors God. God, of course, doesn't care how we are dressed, but we should care enough to give him our best. Nobody would show up to to a wedding or other special occasion dressed like a slob, and if we are going to meet God in a special way in a day set apart in his house, we should do the same. It isn't about us or others, it's about how we show honor to God. And it doesn't mean "dressing to the nines" to show off to others. It is simply another way of giving our best to God.

If your best clothes are thongs, cargo shorts, and a wifebeater tshirt, you're probably too poor to even have a pot to pee in. In that case, God bless you. But one can get some fairly decent clothes at a second-hand store.

I wear a simple shirt, tie, slacks, and dress shoes for church every Sunday (even in the summer when it gets around 110 degrees, like today). The rest of the year I may wear a suit coat. It really isn't that hard to do for one hour a week.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

I was going to make a “Sunday Best” reply, amazing it took so long to happen.

I live in a weekend recreational area where people come up to their cottages, they show up in church in shorts and T shirts. But at least they show up.

IMHO the Catholic Church is dying, through their own fault. Used to be the church encouraged families and often had 3-4 generations attending. Now it is 90% old people. And when they die off the church will close.

[NorthMountain]

If your best clothes are thongs, cargo shorts, and a wifebeater tshirt, you're probably too poor to even have a pot to pee in. In that case, God bless you. But one can get some fairly decent clothes at a second-hand store.

At my Parish, that poor sod need only have a chat with one of the Deacons, and he will get lots of help with his material problems generally.