Modesty and Beach Volleyball

Archdiocese of Washington ^ | 08-14-16 | Msgr. Charles Pope

[isthisnickcool]

Turn the channel or turn it off.

[NEMDF]

I agree that the outfits should cover more skin. I am also disappointed that the female track athletes are wearing low-rise, bikini-style shorts and crop tops. It seems like shorts with a higher waist would be more comfortable, if not for modesty reasons, IMHO.

[Organic Panic]

Ratings. It’s all about ratings.

[COBOL2Java]

If God gave you a beautiful body, SHOW IT.

I see. So you bear no responsibility to the consequences of said exhibitionism in the subjective response of the viewer? Concupiscence is fully the viewer's fault?

[COBOL2Java]

I’m saying playing volleyball on a beach wrapped up in two layers of clothing and a hijab on your head isn’t a virtue.

Nice straw man you have there.

[notdownwidems]

Is it attention they are craving?

Uhhhh, YES!

[CaptainK]

If the truth is a straw man to you, so be it.

[COBOL2Java]

With all the issues going on in the world, the Catholic church needs to weigh in on athletic-wear...

The "Catholic Church" is not "weighing in" on anything. This is Msgr. Pope's personal blog, which his own thoughts. Or are you saying he has no right to express an opinion?

[N. Theknow]

Check out the swimsuits worn by divers and sync-swimmers. Almost bottomless.

[COBOL2Java]

If the truth is a straw man to you, so be it.

You called Msgr. Pope an idiot, and I called you on it. You responded with an irrelevant fact, and I called you on it.

Game, set, match.

[Bigg Red]

Father is correct, as usual. But there are so many, even among conservatives, who think modesty is old-fashioned. I wish, however, he had left out the comparison to the muzzard women.

I, for one, cannot imagine how those women play volleyball in those tiny bikinis. I would be afraid of losing my drawers every time I extended my body.

[LeonardFMason]

They are both California girls who grew up on the beach. IF you watch the matches they are so intense they don’t give a thought to what they wear. AS ALWAYS, if you don’t like what you see TURN THE CHANNEL.

[Mollypitcher1]

The time for your complaint was at the onset of the sport and not now. Your arguments at this late date cite the example of EGYPTIAN females as being properly attired. Obviously you side with the Moslem cover up with regard to women and pay no attention to the FACT that Bikini’s have been the accepted attire since the inception of the sport!Secondly, playing in hot sand, and the effect of sand on certain parts of the body when it gets into your clothes is VERY uncomfortable. The playing field is SAND as in on a beach and it is easy to brush off sand from the ski, but not to get it out from under clothing.
Inferring that women’s beach volley ball is indecent is a real stretch. The original Olympic Games were played in the NUDE!

[Celerity]

What does Monsignor Lazmataz have to say about this ?

[Bigg Red]

Why don’t the men wear Speedos, then?

[L,TOWM]

There is debate about where it started — SoCal, Australia, and Brazil all have legit cases to be made.

[Bigg Red]

Why don’t the men wear Speedos, then?

[CaptainK]

He's an idiot for extolling the oppressive uniforms the Egyptian athletes are forced to wear because of their female hating religion, and you are too if you agree with him.

[Mollypitcher1]

Pope is a Muslim lover! He thinks American women should follow the example of Muslims in their dress. I wonder just how far he thinks Sharia Law should apply to American and/or WESTERN WOMEN? He speaks only for himself when it comes to claiming bikinis are indecent. If he thinks that is so, he doesn’t need to watch the game!

[Bigg Red]

From volleyball.org:

Early 1920s

Most accounts place the sport’s origin in Santa Monica, California,
where the first Volleyball courts were put up on the beach
at the Playground (Santa Monica).
Families played 6 vs. 6.