Clergy can dress down after church votes to let them ditch vestments

Jul 11, 2017 by

by Olivia Rudgard, Telegraph:

Clergy have been given the go-ahead to ditch their robes and dress down for services following a vote by the church’s General Synod.

Priests should be allowed flexibility to wear what they want to make the church more accessible and relevant to the modern world, members said.

This means that clergy are now officially allowed to lead services in casual clothing such as jeans and trainers.

The changes would help the church by “reflecting the way society has gone in the way of informality”, said Leyland vicar Alistair McHaffie.

He also pointed out that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, had led the charge by wearing unorthodox footwear to the York-based synod.

Mr McHaffie said: “Years ago the Archbishop of Canterbury would wear sensible black shoes at General Synod – and I’ve noticed this weekend our Archbishop is wearing a pair of blue trainers.”

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