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AJAX, Ontario, March 5, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A grade 12 student at a Catholic high school in Ontario was suspended in February after handing out a letter containing his thoughts on the need for greater modesty in his school. “[R]eal attractiveness doesn’t come from wearing the latest fashion, and it doesn’t come from being scantily clad in public, or putting on make-up, or having a pretty face, or a nice body,” wrote Paul Gomille, 17, in his Valentine’s Day letter addressed to all women, which he handed out at Archbishop Denis O’Connor high school in Ajax, Ontario during lunch hour....

Imagine seeing your parish priest approach the altar to say Mass wearing a T-shirt displaying a beer logo, while sporting a pair of shorts and a set of flip-flops. Or, listening to the sister in charge of your parish make an announcement at Mass dressed in a miniskirt and spaghetti straps. We’d be shocked, because priests and nuns represent the Catholic church, are intermediaries between God and us, and they’re not supposed to dress like that. What about some Catholics who attend Mass wearing tight-fitting shorts, sleeveless blouses, and even less than that? What gives them the right to enter...

"A dress cannot be called decent which is cut deeper than two fingers' breadth under the pit of the throat;; which does not cover the arms at least to the elbows; and scarcely reaches a bit beyond the knees. Furthermore, dresses of transparent material are improper." (The Cardinal vicar of Pope Pius XI) Marylike is modest without compromise, "like Mary", Christ's Mother. Marylike dresses have sleeves extending at least to the elbows; and skirts reaching below the knees. Acceptable Marylike Standards have been revealed in many private revelations since 1917 throughout the world. One of these standards is the dress...