Miniskirts, tight outfits and plunging necklines are inappropriate for Sunday Mass, the Catholic Church in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) says.
Pained by churchgoers' fashion sense, the Archbishop of Mumbai, Cardinal Ivan Dias, has urged the faithful to dress modestly during services. Church officials say it is an attempt to discourage vulgarity. A similar plan by Bombay University recently generated a lot of debate in a city considered India's fashion centre. Cardinal Dias told the Times of India: "Whereas in days gone by, the 'Sunday best' used to become at times a sort of fashion parade, the modern tendency would seem to go to the other extreme. "People [are] wearing attire which is considered casual and unbecoming of the sacred dignity of the church and the members of its congregation." Read the rest of the story at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4675801.stm
