Is it true Catholicism prohibits religious tattoos?

[Purple State]

To clear up the Jewish side of this, there has been over the last few years a general relaxing of the tattoo issue. In the WW2 era Jews it is generally believed that if you have a tattoo you can't even be buried in a Jewish cemetery.

It has since been debunked by modern rabbis and rejected completely. Tattoos are not promoted, but they aren't a huge deal. It was more of a taboo thing that our grandparents used to scare their rowdy kids from doing in the 60's.

On the earring aspect I don't think the "ears only" thing is true. If it is, that interpretation is only taken by fringe groups that see it as promiscuous, etc. Considering there is much biblical precedent for nose rings, et al, it is likely not part of Jewish culture.