BANNED ATTIRE. Time and time again we hear parish priests admonishing churchgoers, especially their women parishioners, against wearing short shorts, sleeveless and midriff-blouses, etc. in going to church, especially when receiving Holy Communion. But this admonition often falls on deaf ears. One recent Sunday morning, a member of a Catholic women’s organization got into a verbal clash with two young women whom she reminded of the church admonition. “Nganong manghilabot ka man, pari ka ba? Ikaw bay tag-iya namo?” the tough talking women lashed at her. She was forced to leave in a huff.
LEGIT RULE.
“This ban on improper women’s attire in church is a legitimate rule,” said a retired judge. “The problem is the rule is not implemented with strictness.” A mediaman calls it a “here today, gone tomorrow” rule.