In Vienna you can get a Catholic tattoo for free on April 15th. There are five motifs to choose from, such as a Franciscan cross or a Christian fish symbol, said Christopher Paul Campbell, head of the Quo Vadis religious center where the campaign is taking place. the Austrian courier.
A great idea! What, you think this is Christian indoctrination? For aesthetic paternalism? Worried about later repentance of a convert? Faith is likely to be more enduring for many a tattooed person than love for Jessica, whose autograph is still emblazoned on his calf. Crosses and Marians are about as rare as tribals, climbing roses and meaningless lettering. If a convinced Catholic could be recognized by every tattooed cross, reality TV formats would be confused with Bible TV and the church would not have a membership problem with young people.
The free action, which the Stuttgart tattoo artist Silas Becks is offering for the first time, has found many supporters in the past. According to Campbell, 200 to 300 people had to be sent away in Stuttgart. Well, that was in Swabia.
However, there is one restriction: Only “Christian body parts” would be tattooed. “We don’t do butt tattoos,” says Campbell. Excuse me, a butt isn’t Christian? If God created man in his own image, doesn’t the Almighty have an ass? And if all the gossip magazines that always talk about Jennifer Lopez’ divine booty, her divine ass, write? Perhaps the rule is only intended to prevent an aesthetically questionable Franciscan cross in the groin area from leading to unwanted contraception. That really can’t be in the spirit of the Catholic Church.
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