To: x_plus_one
Bishop Finn made it clear that he does not wear a surplice It's cilice (pronounced "sillus"). A surplice is the lace overgarment often worn by altar boys or choir members over a cassock, and inflicts no pain whatsoever (or so I've been told).
15 posted on
11/27/2006 5:43:22 PM PST by
Campion
("I am so tired of you, liberal church in America" -- Mother Angelica, 1993)
To: Campion
Whatever its called - Bishop Finn is my Bishop and I have read every news account published about him. He is not now nor has he ever been a member of Opus Dei.
I think he would join if he weren't a Bishop though.
16 posted on
11/27/2006 5:45:38 PM PST by
x_plus_one
(Franklin Graham: "Allah is not the God of Moses. Allah had no son")
To: Campion
A surplice is the lace overgarment often worn by altar boys or choir members over a cassock, and inflicts no pain whatsoever (or so I've been told). Were you never an Altar Boy? I wouldn't say that it inflicts pain, exactly ... but it can get awfully hot in the Summertime, wearing a cassock and surplice over dress clothes (including a necktie).
32 posted on
11/28/2006 6:22:42 AM PST by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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