Do they need to wear the "uniform" (sorry, don't know what to call them) ALL the time? Or do they sometimes wear "civilian" clothing when out buying food at the supermarket?
2007-03-14 16:02:27 · 11 answers · asked by averagebear 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Wearing them does become habit forming, I hear.
2007-03-14 16:04:52 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Having grown up as a Roman Catholic, and having gone to Roman Catholic schools through the first 9 grades, I always heard the nuns "uniform" called a "habit", and the priests' "uniform" called a cassock. "Back in the day" that I was in a
Roman Catholic school, back in the mid 1950's through 1967, the nuns and priests were never seen out of their "uniforms", at least as far as I noticed. As American Catholics decided to "liberalize" their adherence to Roman Cathology, I think it became acceptable to "American Catholics" for nuns and priests to wear "civies". But since there truly is no such thing as "American Catholicism", what should we care what "American Catholics" think with regard to Catholicism, since only what comes from Rome is truly Catholic. God Bless you.
2007-03-14 16:13:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most are allowed to wear civvies.
Actually, priests don't have a normal uniform except for the collar. Monks do. Most orders of monks and nuns do not require the uniform to be worn at all times. I believe this came about around the time of Vatican II.
2007-03-14 16:05:01 · answer #3 · answered by Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is their choice (if they are diocesan priests) or the choice of the religous order they belong to if they wear the habit or Roman collar. Most female orders have given up the habit and you will never see them in it. Most priest wear the Roman collar only when working, some only on Sundays.
2007-03-14 16:08:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the Order. I wear my cassock and collar at any time I'm doing "church work". The rest of the time - jeans and a shirt.
Nuns - it depends, again - on their Order. Some wear the habit at all time - some have a more "casual" habit - and some wear regular clothes all of the time.
2007-03-14 16:11:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some orders wear habits and some don't. Some allow their members to leave the cloister and some don't.
The most strict orders (habits and cloisters) are the ones that are growing at the highest rate, while the most lenient orders (no habits, no cloisters) are dying out.
2007-03-14 16:05:41 · answer #6 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apparantly they do not, at least the nuns or sisters. I found this information from the following link: http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?discussionID=443053
on the message board for the Catholics at Beliefnet. It appears that they haven't wore their Habits for several years now. Hope this helps.
2007-03-17 02:39:06 · answer #7 · answered by GloBug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Priests frequently do not wear their clericals on their day off, on vacation or such. Although I know a priest who always wore his collar to visit family in rough neighborhoods.
The dress code of religious sisters (nuns) vary from order to order. Religious orders usually all wear habits or all wear regular (modest) clothing.
With love in Christ.
2007-03-15 16:36:43 · answer #8 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Does Bruce Wayne wear the bat costume all the time? Same answer.
2007-03-14 16:14:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Some don't ever wear distinguishing clothing, and most have "civilian" clothes that they wear at times.
2007-03-14 16:05:36 · answer #10 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
huhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmdon't know for sure i could only imagine that they may have conformed to "the times" with all of the other things in the media that they are willing too compromise.
2007-03-14 16:09:34 · answer #11 · answered by miss-ee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋