Vatican Issues Cosmetic Surgery Warning: 'Cult Of The Body'
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In a new text approved by Pope Leo, a top Vatican commission warned it can lead to an unrealistic search for a perfect figure.
VATICAN CITY, March 4 (Reuters) - Jesus will still love you as you age, even if you have a few wrinkles on your face, according to a Vatican document issued on Wednesday.
In a new text approved by Pope Leo, a top Vatican commission warned the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics against using cosmetic surgery, saying it can lead to a “cult of the body” and an unrealistic search for a perfect figure.
“Advances in cosmetic surgery … offer tools that significantly change the relationship with one’s corporeality,” said the document.
“A widespread ‘cult of the body’ follows, tending toward a frantic search for a perfect figure, always fit, young, and beautiful.”
The Catholic Church teaches that the human body is made in the image of God. While the Church does not prohibit cosmetic surgery, it says Catholics should not pursue procedures merely to suit their vanity.
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