Green light for vicars in jeans as Synod decides clergy's robes are surplice to requirements The General Synod gave preliminary approval to controversial new rules ...

Vicars defrocked! Fears of jeans and hoodies in pulpit as Synod votes to decide if clergy's robes are surplice to requirements. Traditional robes could be voted out in bid to make services more modern ...

Why do some clergy wear academic hoods with their surplices? Canon B8 does not authorise it; moreover, the requirement in the corresponding 1604 canon referenced graduates of Oxford or Cambridge only.

Anglican clergy could be allowed to cast off their robes if Synod backs motion. ... Speaking yesterday, Mr Hobbs insisted he was “not a trendy vicar” and that his surplice, the long, ...

The motion, from the Diocese of Southwell, calls for a reform of Canon B8, which governs dress. It says clergy should be allowed to dispense with all vestments as long as they have the agreement ...

Forcing priests to wear robes 'absurd', says theologian. Clergy should not have to wear robes during services because such rules are "absurd in the 21st century", according to a leading theologian.

Widnes clergy Rev Janice Collier and Rev Dawn Harrison collar a place on the catwalk at ‘Ideal Church Show’ AND our next model is wearing a full length black cassock, a crisp white surplice and ...