The practice of head-covering, belief in the perpetual virginity of Mary, iconography, and veneration of saints is befitting those traditions that claim centuries of adherence to the dogma. They form a liturgical unity of clothing and ritual.
These traditions do not believe in theological maturation but depend on established theological dogma in stated doctrine and practice. It makes sense in a world where history is meant to be the great mother. These practices form the fabric of Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism.
These practices, however, are not befitting Reformed Protestants who affirm theological maturation and growth in biblical theology and practice. While Calvin held to certain ideas which favored the perpetual virginity of Mary, for the Protestant, fidelity to Scripture gains from history but is not bound by it. We can easily claim that Calvin’s theological dispositions were erroneous on this front while praising a large portion of his theological corpus. The Reformed are especially not bound to the praxeology of history; instead, the Reformation builds on historical knowledge to a greater maturity.
We can affirm the dogma of creedal orthodoxy because it reflects the ultimate biblical creed. Nevertheless, we do not believe Church History’s practices or methods are fixed because God is maturing his body according to his Word.
So the belief/teaching of the perpetual virginity of Mary, iconography, and the veneration of the saints are taught in the holy scriptures?, with 15 consecutive versus? Wait, what? No! The wearing of a scarf or hat is connected with creation, and has been historically understood by all, as the 1st instruction on worship. And the use is specifically biblically addressed with “we have no other practice, nor have the churches of God.” Practiced by Rome and EO only? Wait, what? All the reformers practiced this tradition. Suggested reading; Men, Women, and Order in the Church. Three Sermons by John Calvin. Would love to debate this issue. Pastor Brito, “Adam, don’t concern yourself with waking up in the middle of the night for a snack, and accidentally eating of the tree of the fruit of good and evil. More importantly are the deeper issues of protecting your wife, honoring her, and being the man I created you to be, as I have loved the church.” “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.”