What is the name given to the bands of white cloth on the neck of some clerical and academic robes
Bands (neckwear) Bands (neckwear) Bands are a form of formal neckwear, worn by some clergy and lawyers, and with some forms of academic dress. They take the form of two oblong pieces of cloth, usually though not invariably white, which are tied to the neck. The word "bands" is usually plural because they require two similar parts and did not come as one piece of cloth. Those worn by clergy are often called preaching bands, preaching tabs, or Geneva bands; those worn by lawyers are called barrister's bands or, more usually in Canada, tabs. Ruffs were popular in the sixteenth century, and
Debate on the causes of clerical child abuse means that married men may become deacons in the Western rite but not become priests. Italian academic Lucetta Scaraffia wrote in "L'Osservatore Romano" that a greater presence of women in the Vatican could have prevented clerical sexual abuse from taking place. Debate on the causes of clerical child abuse The debate on the causes of clerical child abuse is a major aspect of the academic literature surrounding Catholic sex abuse cases. Clergy themselves have suggested their seminary training offered little to prepare them for a lifetime of celibate sexuality. A report submitted to the General Assembly of the Synod of