Church history just says they decided to wear this and that. What has it got to do with the elaborate robes and hats that have been designed and worn? They’re not described in the Bible. Folks back then were basically dirt poor. Even the disciples. So my query is why the elaborate costumes when the original founders of the church (Yeshua and His disciples) wore basic robes. So far all I’ve received in posts are pretty much sarcastic replies. R/Janey
So far all I’ve received in posts are pretty much sarcastic replies.
Offer a sarcastic post as you did, and you get repaid in kind...but you already know that, so...
Sarcastic replies are probably due to your question being not a question at all but an insult.
Let’s just go on the premise that “fancy robes” are ridiculous, vain, stupid, ugly, and were never used in the Bible. So what? Why do you care? Is it anyone’s business who is not Catholic?
This is our religion. Catholicism is a valid, respected religion that saves lives and reduces poverty and disease for millions of people and has for millennia. If we want our priests to wear strange hats, they can wear strange hats. That is not illegal yet in most free nations of the world.
What’s it too you anyway? If you are truly interested in the Faith, go to an RCIA class. If you just want to ridicule one of the great religions of the world, do it among your protestant friends.
Bashing religion is the ignorant person’s passtime. Respect freedom of religion, even if it includes garb you don’t understand. If you wished to understand, you would go to the library and get a few books on the history of the customs of the Church.