CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: Vatican Bans Tattoos / Body Piercings for Workers in St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City to Maintain “Decorum”
CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: Vatican Bans Tattoos / Body Piercings for Workers in St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City to Maintain “Decorum”
To maintain “decorum,” the Vatican has banned visible tattoos or body piercings for workers at St Peter’s Basilica.
The new regulation, which was published over the weekend, applies to the approximately 170 lay employees of the Fabbrica di San Pietro, the department in charge of the basilica.
Father Enzo Fortunato, the basilica’s head of communications, told Reuters on Monday that it codifies standards that “have been in place in the past in a different form”.
However, he refuted Italian press allegations that lay people in unmarried relationships would be banned from working at the Fabbrica di San Pietro, characterizing them as “gossip”.
According to the regulation, workers must exhibit “an exemplary religious and moral conduct, including in private and family life, in conformity with the doctrine of the Church.”
The Catholic Church holds that sex between unmarried couples is sinful, and that even couples who are engaged to be married should practice chastity.
Pope Francis has infuriated some conservatives by frequently stating that the Catholic Church should prioritize mercy and forgiveness over rigid adherence to its rules.
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