As Catholics, are we called to be organic?

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Krakatoa said:
Since Catholics are unquestionably called to be pro-life (human life, that is) I would rather concentrate on getting Catholics unified on abortion before worrying about this organic food nonsense. Would any of us actually sleep better knowing cows are being treated better, if human babies are still being torn limb from limb, and having their brains sucked out of their crushed skulls with a vacuum?
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I think animal welfare is important too. Being that I have a family cow and she’s dear to me, yes I would sleep better knowing that cows are being treated better. Why can’t people concentrate on both? :rolleyes:
 
Krakatoa said:
Since Catholics are unquestionably called to be pro-life (human life, that is) I would rather concentrate on getting Catholics unified on abortion before worrying about this organic food nonsense. Would any of us actually sleep better knowing cows are being treated better, if human babies are still being torn limb from limb, and having their brains sucked out of their crushed skulls with a vacuum?
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So, we only wait until abortions are stopped before helping children who are already born?
Processed foods are full of chemicals and whatnots that shorten the quality of life of humans.

It’s not just about how the animals are treated, but the circle of life.
 
While this thread is old, I felt compelled to respond. While we must continually be mindful of our relationship with Jesus, as Catholics we all need not only care for the environment, but also take care of health. We feed our souls with the Eucharist, and then in turn we feed our bodies artificial food made of preservatives and chemicals and call it normal. We allow big business to throw obstacles in our way in reagrds to our food, our meat, produce, and water supplies and say “that’s the way it is”. We need to find ways to send message to those large corporate factory farms that are poisoning our livestock with antiboditics (because they are diseased) and the GMOs (both animals and plants) which in turn are poisoning us and our planet.

So yes – As Catholic we are called to be organic.
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My husband and I eat organic only meats and primarily organic fruits and veggies. We don’t eat very much eat at all. We find one organic chicken breast is enough for the both of us for one meal if we add enough fruits, veggies, rice, legumes, ect. Like if we are doing a stir fry, we don’t realize we are only having a half a chicken breast or even less (because we even will have left overs) when it is added to bell peppers, shitake mushrooms, pineapple , bamboo shoots, and broccoli with steamed brown rice on the side. You really don’t need to eat much meat, and if you do it right you can get all the nutrients you need without eating any meat. Organic meat may cost more, but for us, it is worth it.

Also you can generally get some pretty cheap fruits and veggies from farmer’s markets and you are helping out local small businesses. Once we got three big egg plants for 2 bucks! You would be surprised about some of the deals you get.
 
GalloGirl said:
While this thread is old, I felt compelled to respond. While we must continually be mindful of our relationship with Jesus, as Catholics we all need not only care for the environment, but also take care of health. We feed our souls with the Eucharist, and then in turn we feed our bodies artificial food made of preservatives and chemicals and call it normal. We allow big business to throw obstacles in our way in reagrds to our food, our meat, produce, and water supplies and say “that’s the way it is”. We need to find ways to send message to those large corporate factory farms that are poisoning our livestock with antiboditics (because they are diseased) and the GMOs (both animals and plants) which in turn are poisoning us and our planet.

So yes – As Catholic we are called to be organic.
I spoke my peace.
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Where is it in the Catechism?

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Why did you dig this thread up now?
 
TrixieMcGee said:
My husband and I eat organic only meats and primarily organic fruits and veggies. We don’t eat very much eat at all. We find one organic chicken breast is enough for the both of us for one meal if we add enough fruits, veggies, rice, legumes, ect. Like if we are doing a stir fry, we don’t realize we are only having a half a chicken breast or even less (because we even will have left overs) when it is added to bell peppers, shitake mushrooms, pineapple , bamboo shoots, and broccoli with steamed brown rice on the side. You really don’t need to eat much meat, and if you do it right you can get all the nutrients you need without eating any meat. Organic meat may cost more, but for us, it is worth it.

Also you can generally get some pretty cheap fruits and veggies from farmer’s markets and you are helping out local small businesses. Once we got three big egg plants for 2 bucks! You would be surprised about some of the deals you get.
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Interesting thread & posts!:thumbsup:Thank you!
God bless 🙂
 
It is a scientific fact that we cannot produce enough food using “organic” methods to feed the entire world. So if using organic methods exclusively means people starving even more than they do now for lack of food then I doubt that it is a calling of the Church. Also, recent scientific studies have shown no benefits, nutritional or reduction in contaminants, from eating arganic food. It is basically a feel good act that is pretty crass in telling needy people that there is going to be less food and you are going to pay more for it. Of course we are called to be good stewards of the earth God has given us and to treat all creatures with compassion. The way the organic movement is advanced though it seems like it’s own religion of earth worship.
 
HLH said:
It is a scientific fact that we cannot produce enough food using “organic” methods to feed the entire world. So if using organic methods exclusively means people starving even more than they do now for lack of food then I doubt that it is a calling of the Church. Also, recent scientific studies have shown no benefits, nutritional or reduction in contaminants, from eating arganic food. It is basically a feel good act that is pretty crass in telling needy people that there is going to be less food and you are going to pay more for it. Of course we are called to be good stewards of the earth God has given us and to treat all creatures with compassion. The way the organic movement is advanced though it seems like it’s own religion of earth worship.
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This. Which billion people do we tell they have to starve to death in order that the rest of the world not need to rely on GMOs or modern farming techniques.

I have no problem with people who want to eat organically, are vegetarians/vegans, only eat local food, whatever. Those are morally neutral lifestyle choices. But where it becomes a problem is when people ascribe a moral value to these lifestyle choices and then preach to or judge others.
 
The_Bucket said:
This. Which billion people do we tell they have to starve to death in order that the rest of the world not need to rely on GMOs or modern farming techniques.

I have no problem with people who want to eat organically, are vegetarians/vegans, only eat local food, whatever. Those are morally neutral lifestyle choices. But where it becomes a problem is when people ascribe a moral value to these lifestyle choices and then preach to or judge others.
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See my husband and I eat organically and eat very little meat and other animal products, but it is a personal life choice and we certainly don’t judge others who choose differently.I also prefer to go local for my food sources as well to support local businesses and I avoid giving my money to corrupt businesses such as Monsanto.
 
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