Monday, December 15, 2003
A Question Regarding Cassocks
My good friend Griffin (who woefully does not have a blog yet, as his would be a great one to read!) and I were sitting around shooting the bull tonight, as we are wont to do. He is a photographer and expressed an interest in doing some portrait shots of me in my new cassock. So, we were discussing that when this question arose. Mind you, it's a semi-silly one: (a) Is it appropriate to wear a sword with a cassock, and (b) which type of sword and where would it be worn? The two suggestions we came up with are, if it is appropriate, a saber or a scimitar would best be worn under the cincture. A claymore or a bastard sword would look better worn strapped to the back. You could even make an argument (keeping with the goofy nature of the inquiry) that it represents the "sword of truth, which is the Word of God" that Paul talks about in Ephesians. What are your thoughts and suggestions? I would really love to know!
My good friend Griffin (who woefully does not have a blog yet, as his would be a great one to read!) and I were sitting around shooting the bull tonight, as we are wont to do. He is a photographer and expressed an interest in doing some portrait shots of me in my new cassock. So, we were discussing that when this question arose. Mind you, it's a semi-silly one: (a) Is it appropriate to wear a sword with a cassock, and (b) which type of sword and where would it be worn? The two suggestions we came up with are, if it is appropriate, a saber or a scimitar would best be worn under the cincture. A claymore or a bastard sword would look better worn strapped to the back. You could even make an argument (keeping with the goofy nature of the inquiry) that it represents the "sword of truth, which is the Word of God" that Paul talks about in Ephesians. What are your thoughts and suggestions? I would really love to know!
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