Melanie had some thoughts about wedding dresses, after they were brought up in the wedding procession thread. And that combined with some thoughts on women’s clothing in general and so I told her to write up and I’d put it on the blog, so here it is:
Several people have commented on the prevalence of immodest wedding dresses, especially strapless ones. I certainly found that to be a big issue when I went dress shopping. I went to Davidbut there is precious little to choose from that is in my budget and in my size and in my style.
The same holds true, by the way for all womenmuch with clothes. I might try again, though, if I can find a good pattern for a skirt that will actually hit my ankles.
I bought a pair of flannel-lined jeans from LL Bean (actually Dom dresses down to the ground. One wonders what their parents were thinking of or if they had any idea of what First Communion really meant. And if it started at that early age, is it any wonder that wedding dresses have become and Catholics globally. Once this completed sale was brought to our attention, we consulted with a number of our users, including members of the Catholic Church, concerning what course we should take in the future should a similar listing appear on our site. We also consulted with members of other religions about items that might also be highly sacred and inappropriate for sale. As a result of this dialogue, we have concluded that sales of the Eucharist, and similar highly sacred items, are not appropriate on eBay. We have, therefore, broadened our policies and will remove those types of listings should they appear on the site in the future.
