Vatican employees will not be able to have tattoos or piercings

With a new regulation, Pope Francis establishes, among other things, that the employees of the San Pedro Factory must profess the Catholic faith and wear decent and appropriate clothing, so they will not be able to have tattoos or tattoos. piercings.

The Office of the Holy See has published the Pope Francis chirograph on the Statute and Regulations of the Chapter of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, with which it determines new rules for the staff of the St. Peter’s Factory, the entity deals with everything related to St. Peter’s Basilica.

All employees must comply, including those called “cobblestones”, those in charge of the reception, surveillance, cleaning and maintenance of the Vatican basilica.

The document, published last Saturday, June 29, establishes that they must “take care of their external appearance in accordance with the demands and customs of the work environment.”

For this reason, the Holy Father determines that “visible tattoos on the skin and piercings “They are prohibited.” Likewise, they must “wear decent clothing appropriate to the activity they are going to perform.”

It will also be mandatory to “profess the Catholic faith and live according to its principles”, as well as demonstrate that they are married in the Church by presenting a “canonical marriage certificate”, the Baptism and Confirmation certificate and demonstrate that they have no criminal record.

The Chirograph also indicates that the Factory staff “commits to observing exemplary religious and moral conduct, even in their private and family life, in accordance with the Doctrine of the Church.”

“Staff are required to behave politely while on duty, respectful of the sacred place and correct towards others and the environment,” the document reads.

Furthermore, article 10 establishes that personnel are obliged to strictly observe confidentiality and may not “provide to anyone who does not have the right to do so, information about events or news that they have learned due to their work or service.”

Also “special care will be taken to observe the pontifical secret, in accordance with current regulations.”

Likewise, without prior authorization from the president, “no one may issue statements and interviews, not even through digital instruments and platforms, related to the people, activities, environments and orientations of the Factory.”