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1 | Lent. Why don't Catholics eat meat? | Bible general Archive 1 | Cowboy61 | 85351 | ||
The other day at work, a young woman, a new Christian, asked me why Catholics do not eat meat during Lent. I had no answer for her. Is there anyone out there who can answer this question? | ||||||
2 | Lent. Why don't Catholics eat meat? | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 85352 | ||
In my opinion when a Catholic says they don't eat meat on Fridays during lent, they are stating a falacy. The fact that they eat fish on Friday's during lent proves that they indeed do eat meat. The flesh of a fish is just as much meat as is the flesh of chicken. When I go to the grocery store, I have to go to the meat counter to buy fish. I don't see anything wrong with anyone who chooses to eat fish, on Friday's during Lent, just don't try to tell me you don't eat meat. That's not a totally factual statement. |
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3 | Lent. Why don't Catholics eat meat? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 85397 | ||
New Creature, This subject of this dicipline(not a doctrine) has a long and varied history in the Church. The short answer to why fish is not considered meat is that meat is defined as coming from warm blooded animals in the current context. But some parts of the Church, certains religious orders and Eastern Rite Churches abstain even from fish, butter and eggs. The folowing is a brief extract from a much larger article on abstenance in the Catholic Encyclopedia. The link to the complete article is also below. if you are interested in the full history. "Throughout the Latin Church the law of abstinence prohibits all responsible subjects from indulging in meat diet on duly appointed days. Meat diet comprises the flesh, blood, or marrow of such animals and birds as constitute flesh meat according to the appreciation of intelligent and law-abiding Christians For this reason the use of fish, vegetables, mollusks, crabs, turtles, frogs, and such-like cold-blooded creatures is not at variance with the law of abstinence. " http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01067a.htm Emmaus |
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4 | Lent. Why don't Catholics eat meat? | Bible general Archive 1 | New Creature | 85400 | ||
Emmanus As wonderful as that reasoning may sound or no matter how it may appeal to many. It still doesn't alter the fact that the flesh of a fish is every bit as much meat as is chicken is. |
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