MichaelFilo Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 (edited) ::sigh:: One last shot at this. The Church may never officially state it's wrong. We have to make reasonable conclusions. From one teaching to the other, we can conclude on certain things. In the light of teaching that our bodies are in the image of God, we should realize we cannot improve upon this image, so we should keep it the same, since everything else doesn't do it justice. In the teaching that self-mutiliation is wrong, one must have to agree to get their body mutiliated for the tattoo to be placed. In the light of vanity, we turn to the book of Eccl. and realize how much is vain. We can easily put tattoos under vain if hard work is also in vain. In the light of Mary as the perfect example of what a Christian should be, we can conclude she would never get a tattoo, because it doesn't do anything to make her a better Christian. In the light of the fact that Jesus told us to reject desires, and instead submit to the will of God, we can conclude that a tattoo is a desire that goes away in time. The will of God doesn't. In the light of the websites mission statement (not something taught throughout the Church, but it's fairly valid) our ultimate goal is sainthood. We know of no saints with tattoos. We know that getting a tattoo cannot serve to glorify God, and all the saints do or did (mostly) was glorify God, in their wisdom, miracles, teaching, and works. It is not an ex Cathedra statement, but then again, neither was the errors of Sola Scriptura until it became a real big problem. God bless, Mikey Edited August 15, 2004 by MichaelFilo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oik Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 I doubt that the Church will ever issue a papal bull on the most efficient method of transportation either. Why? Probably because culture and trends change and the church is only concerned with what is universal. Are Tattoos a sin? I have to agree with other people when (in this thread) it is said that only the intention determines the nature (on this subject). However, the question is, what is a good intention to get a tattoo (to glorify the Lord is not, so please delve deeper if that is your reasoning)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 In light of some of the most recent comments and the fact that this thread has pretty much ceased to be productive, I'm going to close it and put this to rest for awhile. Everyone has said their piece and no one is convincing anyone of anything. Hush-hush, Thread. Go to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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