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Offline Hermes

Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
« Reply #145 on: August 26, 2021, 10:19:31 AM »
As to whether it is intrinsically immoral then I don’t think the evidence goes so far.

I think it was a disciplinary measure that was instituted by the Church during a time in which the Church was still in a heavily pagan environment. Many ancient pagan societies considered tattooing a form of worship or dedication to false gods.

The discipline forbidding tattoos fell into disregard historically. Many saints are said to have had tattoos, especially in Western Europe, without censure from the Church.
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Offline MMagdala

Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
« Reply #146 on: August 26, 2021, 10:54:23 AM »
Is there a valid Catholic reason why, in the 20th or 21st centuries, any Catholic not living in a Muslim country can justify choosing to get a tattoo?
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Offline Durango77

Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
« Reply #147 on: August 26, 2021, 01:12:41 PM »
Quote from: MMagdala on August 26, 2021, 10:54:23 AM
Is there a valid Catholic reason why, in the 20th or 21st centuries, any Catholic not living in a Muslim country can justify choosing to get a tattoo?
There is also a certain amount of risk in getting a tattoo, disease, reaction, they degrade over time amd stretch with the skin, I would think unless you had a really good reason, why do it?  Maybe to like fix an old one and turn it into some type of devotional picture I would think would be good.  
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Offline Carissima

Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
« Reply #148 on: August 26, 2021, 03:05:29 PM »
I’ve never been tattooed but several of my brothers have.
Knowing we are Temples of the Holy Ghost I’ve said to my children that getting a tattoo on your body would be like decorating the Tabernacle at church with spray paint.
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Offline DigitalLogos

Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
« Reply #149 on: August 26, 2021, 04:13:04 PM »
I have one tattoo on my calf from my pre-Catholic days and my wife has many. As I've grown older I've found them to be repugnant and I really don't get why staining your skin with an image that is relevant to a specific moment in time is a good idea.
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