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Offline 2Vermont

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Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
« Reply #45 on: October 21, 2018, 01:05:42 PM »
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    • Quote from: Maria Regina on October 21, 2018, 01:01:53 PM
    We are signed with the Holy Cross at our baptism.

    Agreed.  There is no reason to brand our bodies.  I'm not saying it's a "sin", but it doesn't seem right.
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    Offline Stubborn

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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #46 on: October 21, 2018, 01:16:36 PM »
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    • Quote from: 800 Cruiser on October 21, 2018, 11:08:04 AM
    Other than the body is the temple, how exactly is this a desecration?  In some English I have a possibility of following and understanding  :confused:
    I can't remember all the details I've read on this subject, but the sin committed is the sin of pride. By getting tattoos, you're inordinately decorating(?) yourself, you show your body off by inordinately having certain parts of your body stand out, proudly putting yourself on display.

    Excessive tattooing is actually imitating (the sincerest form of flattery) the "ignorant natives" who worship false gods, who pierce, cut and paint themselves, generally as part of a pagan (demonic) ritual. The difference is, modern tattoos leave a permanent character on the body, whereas the ignorant natives' markings are only temporary.    
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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #47 on: October 21, 2018, 05:18:25 PM »
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    • Pleased you brought up the subject of paganism. The more pagan our society becomes the more  people are tattooed.

    But although vanity may come into it, I believe that it's largely to do with a lack or loss of identity. Think of how many children grow up today without knowing  who they are because they have no knowledge of their fathers. 

    What Catholic, sure of his/her value in God's eyes, has him/herself tattooed? 

    A tattoo is the mark of slavery, or as someone else pointed out, cattle is marked by their owner with his brand. It is especially sad to see people permanently marked, especially on their faces. 
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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #48 on: October 21, 2018, 06:12:43 PM »
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    • Quote from: Nadir on October 21, 2018, 05:18:25 PM
    Pleased you brought up the subject of paganism. The more pagan our society becomes the more  people are tattooed.

    But although vanity may come into it, I believe that it's largely to do with a lack or loss of identity. Think of how many children grow up today without knowing  who they are because they have no knowledge of their fathers.

    What Catholic, sure of his/her value in God's eyes, has him/herself tattooed?

    A tattoo is the mark of slavery, or as someone else pointed out, cattle is marked by their owner with his brand. It is especially sad to see people permanently marked, especially on their faces.
    I’d have to agree with this to a point.. most of my tattoos I got where during some very lost distressing times in my life. It was a way of marking it for me.
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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #49 on: October 21, 2018, 07:27:58 PM »
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    • Depends on what they depict. I know a catholic man from the Middle East who has a tattoo of a cross on the volar side of his right wrist. He got this tattoo when he was a baby.
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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #50 on: October 21, 2018, 07:46:51 PM »
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    • Thank you for sharing that, VW.
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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #51 on: October 21, 2018, 07:47:30 PM »
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    • Tattooing is an ancient pagan practice.


    It is NOT licit for Catholics. 
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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #52 on: October 21, 2018, 07:52:03 PM »
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    • Quote from: Smedley Butler on October 21, 2018, 07:47:30 PM
    Tattooing is an ancient pagan practice.


    It is NOT licit for Catholics.

    There's a difference between being illicit and always a mortal sin.

    And Christmas trees are also an ancient pagan practice.  As are Easter eggs, or in fact the very word Easter.  Things change over time.
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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #53 on: October 21, 2018, 07:54:49 PM »
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    • Quote from: Vintagewife3 on October 21, 2018, 06:12:43 PM
    I’d have to agree with this to a point.. most of my tattoos I got where during some very lost distressing times in my life. It was a way of marking it for me.

    Different people have different motivations.  Some get them because they feel unattractive.  Some get them for attention.  Some get them for impure reasons.  Some get them as matters of pride, such as a world War II veteran who has "U.S.M.C." on his upper arm, or an American flag, or a cross.  Some get the old "heart" tattoo with the name of their beloved to indicate that they belong to them.  I know a couple Traditional Catholics who have crosses tattooed on their arms.
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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #54 on: October 21, 2018, 07:58:43 PM »
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    • Quote from: monka966 on October 21, 2018, 07:27:58 PM
    Depends on what they depict. I know a catholic man from the Middle East who has a tattoo of a cross on the volar side of his right wrist. He got this tattoo when he was a baby.

    Maria Regina posted that this was common for Catholics in Muslim regions.

    Some posters mentioned that we don't need tattoos because we have the mark of Baptism.  Sure, but that's not a visible mark.  What's wrong with adopting also a visible mark of being Catholic?
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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #55 on: October 21, 2018, 08:21:17 PM »
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    • Quote from: Ladislaus on October 21, 2018, 07:54:49 PM
    Different people have different motivations.  Some get them because they feel unattractive.  Some get them for attention.  Some get them for impure reasons.  Some get them as matters of pride, such as a world War II veteran who has "U.S.M.C." on his upper arm, or an American flag, or a cross.  Some get the old "heart" tattoo with the name of their beloved to indicate that they belong to them.  I know a couple Traditional Catholics who have crosses tattooed on their arms.
    My husband has a full sleeve tattoo of Michael fighting Satan which I honestly am not sure why he got, and besides it looking cool im not sure he knows either
    My brother has a USMC tattoo, and I know there is a reason behind that.
    I understand there are reasons people get it that could be good, but Id say most get it to mark a time in your life that hurt them... 
    The reason I asked if it’s a sin to continue adding was because I wanted to take a tattoo I got from an extremely abusive relationship, and turn it into a domestic violence awareness tattoo. So, I do know tattoos have meanings for everyone
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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #56 on: October 21, 2018, 08:23:08 PM »
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    • Take it or leave it, but I wouldn't add anymore ink to your body, even if you're trying to fix a bad tattoo, just for medical reasons.  
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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #57 on: October 21, 2018, 08:31:35 PM »
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    • Quote from: Pax Vobis on October 21, 2018, 08:23:08 PM
    Take it or leave it, but I wouldn't add anymore ink to your body, even if you're trying to fix a bad tattoo, just for medical reasons.  
    That’s kinda where I’m sitting.. waste of money too.
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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #58 on: October 21, 2018, 09:17:39 PM »
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    • Quote from: Vintagewife3 on October 21, 2018, 08:21:17 PM
    My husband has a full sleeve tattoo of Michael fighting Satan which I honestly am not sure why he got, and besides it looking cool im not sure he knows either
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    The reason I asked if it’s a sin to continue adding was because I wanted to take a tattoo I got from an extremely abusive relationship, and turn it into a domestic violence awareness tattoo. So, I do know tattoos have meanings for everyone
    Many of these things are done unconsciously, but St Michael fighting Satan is a sign that your husband desires for Good to defeat evil.  It's just a shame that it's on his arm and not a beautiful painting on your wall. I have a beautiful depiction of St George and the dragon on the wall of my study.
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    I'm pleased to see from your posts after this one that you are decided not to "improve on" that particular tattoo. Believe me, a domestic violence awareness tattoo would be no improvement. Domestic violence awareness is a part of the brainwashing that is being perpetrated on our society. 
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    Just use these marks of your past suffering as a reminder that God must love you very much to have enabled you to move out of your painful past.
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    Re: Tattoos are a mortal sin
    « Reply #59 on: October 21, 2018, 09:32:19 PM »
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    • Quote from: Nadir on October 21, 2018, 09:17:39 PM
    Many of these things are done unconsciously, but St Michael fighting Satan is a sign that your husband desires for Good to defeat evil.  It's just a shame that it's on his arm and not a beautiful painting on your wall. I have a beautiful depiction of St George and the dragon on the wall of my study.
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    I'm pleased to see from your posts after this one that you are decided not to "improve on" that particular tattoo. Believe me, a domestic violence awareness tattoo would be no improvement. Domestic violence awareness is a part of the brainwashing that is being perpetrated on our society.
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    Just use these marks of your past suffering as a reminder that God must love you very much to have enabled you to move out of your painful past.
    Don’t want to turn this into a discussion on this thread, but domestic violence is probably the most underrated cause in the US. Every 9 seconds a woman is attacked by a partner. Men are being abused at the same rate, and it’s even worse for them because “oh, your a man and couldn’t fight off a woman?”. It’s not brainwashing... it’s a serious problem that almost got me killed becaue the cops said “oh you don’t hug him enough.” 
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