In recent months, under the general rubric of "ugly vestments," RealClearReligion has presented a striking selection of some of the most amazing wardrobe malfunctions perpetrated by senior clergy, usually of the Roman Catholic or Episcopal churches. Personally, I have been shocked -- shocked! -- by the light and mocking tone of this coverage.
There was a time when such images were actually a deadly serious factor in ecclesiastical politics.
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