Most priests wear a [stole](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stole_(vestment)) , a vestment that appears to be similiar to a long [scarf](https://www.google.com/search?q=tom+baker+scarf&hl=en&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=eedpULmqF-OxyQGl_IGQDg&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQsAQ&biw=1680&bih=965) , although it is flat and worn against the chest, rather than 'round the neck.
Reading through the wikipedia article, the suggestion is that the stole is derived from Roman aristocracy - but of that is true, it completely conflicts with the notion that priests wear robes with rope belts because they were the clothing of the poor.
So, the question is, where did the stole come from? What is the theological statement that is implied by this vestment?
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Oct 1, 2012, 06:59 PM
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