Are there any dietary laws for Roman Catholics?

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Other than no meat on Fridays, and fasting on Good Friday during lent… Are there any others?

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Trey C. 🙂
 
To the best of my knowledge: Except for the sin of gluttony, no…
 
Fasting on Ash Wednesday.
To clarify, the universal norm is no meat on any Friday. In the US, you may eat meat on Fridays except during Lent. If a solemnity like St. Joseph’s falls on a Friday, you may eat meat. If St. Patrick’s (not a solemnity) falls on a Friday, many American bishops grant dispensations.

Also, I imagine there’s some prohibition against eating Soylent Green.
 
In the US, Catholics must abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent only. At least for now, there is talk of bringing it back year-round.

One must “fast” (1 simple meal, and 2 smaller meals that do not equal a whole meal & no between meal snacks) on Ash Wednesday & Good Friday.

And one must observe this rule-
Can. 919 §1. A person who is to receive the Most Holy Eucharist is to abstain for at least one hour before holy communion from any food and drink, except for only water and medicine.
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That’s about it for your typical Latin rite Catholic! 😃
 
Armor_of_Light said:
We can’t eat pot brownies or soylent green.
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If we can’t have “pot brownies” then we shouldn’t be able to have beer either! 😉

Seriously, though, the Church does not put any restrictions on what/how we eat other than what I laid out above. This is one of those cases where I am supposed to use the brain & good judgement the God gifted me (I hope! :p) with to make sure I don’t fall into the sin of gluttony.
 
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We can’t eat pot brownies or soylent green.
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Although the pot brownies might be allowed for medical treatment if legal and there is no other effective treatment.

The Council of Jerusalem established prohibitions against blood and meat sacrificed to idols but those have since been rescinded.
 
SonCatcher said:
Although the pot brownies might be allowed for medical treatment if legal and there is no other effective treatment.

The Council of Jerusalem established prohibitions against blood and meat sacrificed to idols but those have since been rescinded.
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Ahh.yes. I forgot the ‘medical’ caveat.

Or…is it OK to indulge in a country where it is legal?
 
I’m pretty sure eating those blue bunny peeps is against our religion?? Or just in bad taste…I forget. Its one or the other. The yellow chick peeps are fine, though.

And mind those nugget eggs that are speckled like rocks. They can chip a tooth.
 
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