France: Cassocks Making a Comeback fsspx.news

“After years of purgatory, the cassock is back. ‘During the continuing formation sessions of my ecclesiastical province [Rouen], there were two of us wearing it in 2014. Today there are around ten, or half of the participants,’ remarks Fr. Laurent Gastineau, who was ordained a priest four years ago in the diocese of Séez.”

“A phenomenon confirmed by the Arte Houssard company, a manufacturer of made-to-measure cassocks, which saw its sales increase by 145% between 1999 and 2016. ‘We have always had customers, mainly tradis, to which can be added today the new generation of priests who want to have one, even if they don’t wear it every day,’ says Stéphanie, the manager of the Parisian store.”…

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