Cross bearers. (catholic tastes).A column in the Vatican missionary news agency Fides recently criticized the "incomprehensible mania" of TV stars and models for diamond-encrusted crucifixes as fashion accessories Fashion accessories are items apart from the garment itself, which complement the whole outfit. Fashion accessories include jewelry, gloves, handbags, hats, or scarves. . "Jennifer Aniston ... wears a cross of platinum and diamonds," notes the column. "Fashion model Naomi Campbell Naomi Campbell (born May 22 1970) is an English supermodel, actress, singer, and author of Jamaican descent. Biography Campbell was born in London, England. Her mother, Valerie, was a ballet dancer of Jamaican heritage, who told Arena has a collection of enormous, jewel-studded crosses, [and] actress Catherine Zeta-Jones exhibits a cross of gold and diamonds." The Fides article concludes, "A crucifix crucifix: see cross. is not simply a piece of jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. , so wearing one should be accompanied by acts of Christian charity." Comments the British Catholic magazine The Tablet (June 1, 2002): "Which is all very well said. But where does that leave bishops wearing solid silver pectoral crosses?" |
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