fathergregory wrote:
One must be careful not to take everything Fr. Hopko says as gospel truth. As far as I aware, Fr. Hopko is the only one who espouses this line of thinking regarding the development of clerical vesture. The Greek kamilavka may indeed be descended from the Turkish fez, but the rest can easily be seen in mosaics pre-dating the Ottoman conquest, such as those in Ravenna. As much as I respect Fr. Hopko and his insights into pastoral concerns, historical liturgics is not really his field.
buffoo wrote:
I have been told that Priest wear long hair and beards out of respect for the Prophets. Father Hopko in his pod cast about the history of the Faith on Ancient Faith Radio says that the custom started after the fall of the Byzantine Empire when the Ottomans put the clergy in charge of the Greeks. The clergy started dressing like muslim secular judges with long hair, beards, rasus and circular hat. What ever the history of the custom; a Priest is still a Priest and deseves the same respect no matter if he dresses traditionally or westernized.
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