Why do vicars wear white collars?

Question

And why do they only wear them with black or grey shirts? Are other shirts not allowed?
Thanks for any sensible answers....!

Answer 1

As a symbol of servant-hood and the "yoke" of Christ - "which is easy and His burden is light".

Also, for us Traditionalist Anglicans, apparently, it had been invented, quoting the Glasgow Herald of December 6,1894, by the Rev Dr Donald McLeod. Something similar, the Roman collarino, dated, perhaps, from the 17th century. The Oxford Movement of the 19th century led to the adoption by many Anglican clergy of a clerical collar, certainly by the time of the First World War. A reaction began in the late 1960s, especially among evangelical Anglicans, who returned to lay neckwear, as had been the normal practice among clergy before the mid-l9th century. This was probably due to their rejection of the Roman Catholic doctrine of priesthood. Very few evangelical clergy today wear the "dog collar" except on formal occasions. There is, incidentally, no requirement in canon law for the "dog collar" to be worn. A "middle-of-the-road" clergyman speaking in the late 1950s said that, in wearing a white shirt and white tie, he was being a loyal and traditional Anglican.

In our Diocese - ONLY black is allowed. Bishops wear purple or maroon, but - even though they sell other colors at the clergy stores - I've never seen a Catholic or an Anglican wear one.

Answer 2

I can only tell you what the Holy Bible says about such men claiming to be "vicar": The Bible defines blasphemy as man claiming to forgive sins (Luke 5:21) and claiming to be God (John 10:33). The papacy boldly claims the power to forgive sins. Notice the following section from a Catholic catechism: "Does the Priest truly forgive the sins, or does he only declare that they are remitted? The Priest does really and truly forgive the sins in virtue of the power given to him by Christ."1 The papacy also claims that the pope is equal with God. Pope Leo XIII said, "We [the popes] hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty."2 Here is another startling statement about the pope: "Thou art another God on earth."3 1Joseph Deharbe, S.J., A Complete Catechism of the Catholic Religion (New York: Schwartz, Kirwin & Fauss, 1924), p. 279. 2Christopher Marcellus, Oration in the Fifth Lateran Council, Session IV (1512), manuscript SC, Vol. 32, col. 761 (Latin). 3Pope Leo XIII, Encyclical Letter "The Reunion of Christendom," dated June 20, 1894, trans. in The Great Encyclical letters of Pope Leo XIII (New York: Benziger, 1903), p. 304.

Answer 3

Electronic tagging - there's a tiny chip inside those collars that if they leave the boundarys of the diocese it decapitates them.
A bit like in Running Man but altogether less commercial.

Answer 4

my friend is a reverend and she wears white collar and big long black thing but when i was there the other day there was a catalogue there for multi coloured vicar wear and some of it was quite trendy!!!

she wears black tho coz her church is very old fashioned, even tho she is as mad as a hatter!!!

Answer 5

Yes they do