They stripped off his clothes and threw a scarlet military cloak about him. Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! -The 3rd Sorrowful Mystery

Body Piercings


Question from matt on 11/9/2007:

I'm sure you've had this question asked before, but what is the church's teaching on tattoos and body piercings?

Answer by Fr. Robert J. Levis on 11/11/2007:

Matt, Body piercings are mutilation of the body and obviously sinful. Tattoos may be very small and covered by clothing and so could be less sinful. Large tattoos destroy bodily integrity, are in themselves pagan, and so sinful. Fr. Bob Levis

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