Snarky, idiotic, anti-clerical post from the former Chairman of the National Historical Institute

Ambeth Ocampo was the former chairman of the National Historical Institute and the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts.  He is a historian and an academician.

But this kind of a clear and obvious anti-clerical comment on his Facebook account just shows his real colors.

Maybe next time, he'll recommend those going to the vin d'honneur at Malacanang to dress in their shorts and bikinis!

Can he even show any proof that the Church even wanted all women to wear veils and men to wear tunics like those in sacred images.

Does wearing the write dress for the right occasion a medieval thing nowadays?

Does decency and propriety not in the books of the National Commission for CULTURE and the Arts?


PS:  He must be thinking of the cosplayers and adult perpetually obsessed to serve as Altar Boys/MC for eternity guys.

No.  Catholic bishops and priests and even the laity just want to return decency and propriety when dressing for the church.

Can he even make that same stupid sanrky remark agains the Mormons and the Iglesia ni Cristo version ni Manalo?

He wouldn't dare get a visit from the private armies of Manalo, no?

One of the best comments I have ever read.

This is a comment about this post.

Now here are my comments to the comments.  :)

Come to think of it, the Roman Collar is one distinguishing visible sign for a priest, for a bishop.

Too bad this is no longer the norm. [really bad, not even the indult for the Philippines which is the barong with a cross hung around the neck.  Rarely would you find priests dressed this way.] 

But it certainly is no simple external sign, but in a a way
- identifies the person is a priest or bishop [identified as a CLERIC]
- reminds the priest or bishop that he is set apart from the rest and should therefore act according to priestly decorum  [Can we hear a big "Amen" for this?]
- and deters him to act improperly and be in a place only where priests should go [Amen amen amen!!!]
- it also reminds lay people that they are talking to a priest  [Identity crisis in the Church, yes we do.  Laymen wear the clerical collar and the clerics wear the layman's collar.  Ugh!] 

Looks too simple, but its impact is great!  [It is great of an impact.]
I hope our Filipino clergy will come to their sense to return to their proper decorum.

I noticed that the younger clergy are the ones beginning to wear this way.  The hippie, 1960s clergy who are slowly fading away are those not dressing this way.

We hope that what we see on the outside is in fact a reflection on what is in the inside.

Kudos to Jose Maria de Manila for that comment. 

23 reasons why a priest should wear his collar.

1.  The Roman collar is a sign of priestly consecration to the Lord. As a wedding ring distinguishes husband and wife and symbolizes the union they enjoy, so the Roman collar identifies bishops and priests (and often deacons and seminarians) and manifests their proximity to the Divine Master by virtue of their free consent to the ordained ministry to which they have been (or may be) called.

Read the rest here.

PS:  I can state 100 reasons why the laity SHOULD NOT wear the clerical collar.

Number 1 reason.

1.  It's called a CLERICAL collar.  Only clerics wear it!

Will Msgr. Arnel Lagarejos protest this?

Dress code sign in the Vatican

Will any of those people tell the Pope, that what is important is in the heart and not the dress!

Now if there is a dress code when simply entering a sacred place for just being a tourist, why won't there be any dress code when you attend a HOLY EVENT?

Huh?

Are you still looking for excuses?

For Monsignor Arnel Lagarejos of Antipolo

Like the poster below that the Archdiocese of Manila produced, it is nothing but COMMON SENSE and PROPER BREEDING.

Dress appropriately for the right occasion.

You don't have to be a monsignor to know that.