Can toes be exposed in cathedrals/vatican?
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Can toes be exposed in cathedrals/vatican?
I am traveling to Italy this spring and I was creating my packing list when the "toe" issue came up.<BR><BR>I wear my tevas quite often when I travel because they are so comfortable. Do you think I will have problems if I showed up at a cathedral or the Vatican with jeans, a long sleeve shirt and tevas?
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Yes, you will see many priests, (monks? friars?) in full length robes - - with exposed toes, in sandals.<BR><BR>Though I am less certain about women. But I still think it is okay.<BR><BR>Oh these petty things, huh?<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>
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Since I'm feeling peevish today:<BR><BR>Dawn, you will be entering a CHURCH. Put on a dress and cover your head. You will leave feeling blessed. If you wear jeans, you'll leave feeling like a loutish tourist. Jesus went barefoot, but, hey, he's Jesus. I've not seen anyone stopped for sandals.
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put on a dress and cover your head??? Dawn wants to visit churches, not join a nunnery! Surely one of the advantages about Christianity is that women are NOT expected to dress in a way that SOCIETY deems exceptable (dresses.) A pair of jeans will hardly upset Jesus.<BR><BR>Dawn, yes you can wear sandals, and jeans. Clothing rules only apply to modesty (cleavages, too much bear flesh on legs and arms etc). I think the priests will cop with the sight of your pinkies.<BR><BR>As regards jeans, it's about modesty, not fashion police. Feel free to wear jeans, you'll see many others dressed the same (of ALL nationalities).
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This whole discussion reminds me of the time I blundered into a heated discussion in Salisbury Cathedral. Some busybody woman was telling the Vicar (or whatever his title) that she thought he should keep the non worshipers and sinners out of the cathedral. Those tourists were particularly obnoxious because they were not there to worship God; they were just there to gawk at the cathedral. <BR><BR>The Vicar responded that if he kept all the sinners out, no one would be in the building. Besides, if they were outside, how could they be won over to Christ?? <BR><BR>The woman did not like that at all.<BR>Keep those bloomin sinners out of here!!<BR><BR>I had to walk away to keep her from hearing me suppress a loud laugh.<BR>Perhaps not very charitable on my part, but my reaction was that the Vicar was setting her straight. As far as he was concerned, all well behaved visitors were welcome in Salisbury Cathedral. <BR>
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I apologize for posting my question. I had no idea that my simple little question, which I posted because I was refused entry into a synagogue in Prague last year for having short sleeves, would create so many spin off entries that would result in people around the world being mean and bitter towards one another over footware.
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No, no, no, Dawn. Don't apologize. Certainly not for setting off a lively & acerbic thread. On this board you can post a toe-tally innocuous post and set 'em off on an unrelated toegent.<BR><BR>A tasteful toe exposure is fine for a Vatican visit. I am assuming that said toes will be nicely pedicured ???