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Forkfoot
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In a society where it’s incredibly easy to make yourself unhealthy with food but the public is sufficiently educated about nutrition and exercise, isn’t it sufficient to just say “Take good care of your body”?
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Precisely!
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Forkfoot
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So would it be fair to say that a Catholic who is existing in a society with drive-through fast food and pizza delivery without making himself obese or diabetic or giving himself high blood pressure can stop worrying if he’s guilty of the sin of gluttony?
I do not think the sin of gluttony is the same thing as the sin of intentionally not taking care of your body. Certainly many people have circumstances where their culpability for eating unhealthy all of the time is mitigated. Also, some people are obese because of medical problems outside of their control. We should take care of our body since it is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. Gluttony is when you don’t practice moderation with food. Having a few doughnuts is different from having a dozen of doughnuts everyday for breakfast. Eating healthy food can also be gluttony if you are eating a lot more than what your body needs. Eating salads until you burst would certainly be sinful.
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Jacinto1977sd
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So is it sin or unhealthy if I have one or 2 donuts and an ice cream cone everyvday?
I honestly couldn’t answer that since I don’t know you. You know yourself best. My point was that severely excessive eating of junk food is not the same as having some junk food. If I had to take a wild guess, I’d say that there is nothing sinful with your above description.
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ready
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If you feel Our Lord could be asking you to cut back on desserts in order that you may live a more penitential life, go with it and be more penitential. I’d go to a different coffee shop, too, if I were you.
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