Is a catholic restaurant owner sinning if he serves meat on Fridays during Lent?

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Or they would say:I know of a wonderful little restaurant that have a special menu of fish dishes on Friday. They have lime tilapia,grilled salmon, etc. And a lot of Christians would go there.(Some so that their own kitchens would not smell like fish.)It would be special meeting place,the business would prosper,and more workers would be hired.That is a possibility too.🙂

your beliefs) It is the case of the catholic pharmacists that refuse to sell “morning after pill”
not only to catholic patrons, but to anybody of any faith,even to those that for not being catholics do not have to follow the mandate of the Church.Pharmacists that work for franchise pharmacies and they risk their license.
 
ProVobis said:
Then maybe he could have a all-you-can-eat fish on Fridays? 🙂
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As long as it doesn’t foster gluttony. 😃

Sorry, just had to say that. But, yes, that’s an acceptable way to acknowledge Fridays. Or, having ALL the specials on Fridays be meatless.
 
Is a catholic restaurant owner sinning if he serves meat on Fridays during Lent?
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Not unless he intends to serve the meat dishes to Catholics.
 
Snerticus said:
Not unless he intends to serve the meat dishes to Catholics.
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But, as has been pointed out, not all Catholics are obligated to abstain from meat on Fridays. I don’t think asking everyone who orders meat on Fridays to bring a note from their priest is the right thing to do either, is it?
 
ProVobis said:
But, as has been pointed out, not all Catholics are obligated to abstain from meat on Fridays. I don’t think asking everyone who orders meat on Fridays to bring a note from their priest is the right thing to do either, is it?
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My point is that if his intent was to serve Catholics in general his meat dishes, then he’s sinning. I didn’t imply anything about the people coming into the restauraunt… sheesh! 🤷
 
It is the case of the catholic pharmacists that refuse to sell “morning after pill”
not only to catholic patrons, but to anybody of any faith,even to those that for not being catholics do not have to follow the mandate of the Church.Pharmacists that work for franchise pharmacies and they risk their license.
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No. Birth control is a sin for everyone, but only Catholics are obligated to abstain from meat on Fridays.
 
Snerticus said:
My point is that if his intent was to serve Catholics in general his meat dishes, then he’s sinning.
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Again, the Catholic may have dispensation from a bishop or a priest or even from his doctor. And don’t forget, children younger than 14 (or is it 15?) can eat meat.

But you do beg the question: Is the owner required to REMIND Catholics it’s Friday as some may just plainly forget?
 
There are things Catholics can do instead of giving up meat on Fri providing it isn’t Lent

I am going to go back to meatless Fridays, after Lent is over I think. I gave up red meat for Lent, and am going to limit how much of it I eat when Lent is over

The church demands some sort of Fri sacrifice if we eat meat ,and most people don’t do anything ,I suspect

I think it might be a good idea for the church to rethink Fridays once again, but I doubt it will happen

It I had a restaurant I would offer meatless specials on Fri and many place do this during Lent
 
There are plenty of non-Catholic restaurants that specialise in seafood or vegetarian food. THEY don’t set an edifying Catholic example for anyone.

For some it might kindle an interest in the faith - if they bother seeking or listening to an explanation. Though for most it would simply mean they went elsewhere), but then so does a simple sign-of-the-cross at the table before you eat - or a crucifix or picture of the Pope on the wall as my hairdresser has.

The grandstanding gesture is by no means always the most effective method of evangelising - quite the opposite usually.
 
ProVobis said:
Again, the Catholic may have dispensation from a bishop or a priest or even from his doctor. And don’t forget, children younger than 14 (or is it 15?) can eat meat.

But you do beg the question: Is the owner required to REMIND Catholics it’s Friday as some may just plainly forget?
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If the owner knows they’re Catholics then it’s a good idea even if it wouldn’t be a sin not to. Our school used to have some meat dishes on the menu on Fridays for the non-Catholic students, but being majority Catholic would also remind the Catholics on those Fridays that it was a day of abstinence.
 
ProVobis said:
Then maybe he could have a all-you-can-eat fish on Fridays? 🙂
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Yes, I suppose he could. And he could also offer other meats to those who prefer it (hopefully they are not Catholic) and still not be a bad Catholic.
 
ProVobis said:
Again, the Catholic may have dispensation from a bishop or a priest or even from his doctor. And don’t forget, children younger than 14 (or is it 15?) can eat meat.

But you do beg the question: Is the owner required to REMIND Catholics it’s Friday as some may just plainly forget?
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:banghead:

Is there an airport around here anywhere? :dts:
 
ProVobis said:
Then maybe he could have a all-you-can-eat fish on Fridays? 🙂
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That’s what I was thinking. Although I don’t think that it’s a sin anymore to eat meat on Friday. I heard that on Mother Angelica I think
 
That :"is not a sin anymore,"is the type of thing that drives me away ,not brings me closer to my Church. Sin is on, sin is off. I want to think that these principles are grounded on a lot of thought, and when a decision to consider certain actions sins is made by the Vatican ,based also on the Testaments,then that it is.
I do not want to belong to a “changing with the politics of the moment religion”,but to the only true, and universal one founded by Christ, serious and unchanging because there is nothing to change when we are dealing with well formed foundations.

(I am not saying here whether eating meat or not on Fridys should be a sin,it is not for me to say.I prefer not to do it, in deference, and mainly for love.)
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Tamsulosin said:
That :"is not a sin anymore,"is the type of thing that drives me away ,not brings me closer to my Church. Sin is on, sin is off. I want to think that these principles are grounded on a lot of thought, and when a decision to consider certain actions sins is made by the Vatican ,based also on the Testaments,then that it is.
I do not want to belong to a “changing with the politics of the moment religion”,but to the only true, and universal one founded by Christ, serious and unchanging because there is nothing to change when we are dealing with well formed foundations.

(I am not saying here whether eating meat or not on Fridys should be a sin,it is not for me to say.I prefer not to do it, in deference, and mainly for love.)
Getting ready for Mass.Bye
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It’s not the eating of meat on Fridays that is a sin–that’s just a discipline that the Church has asked of Her members.

It’s the DISOBEDIENCE to Holy Mother Church and the Head of the Church, Jesus, that is the sin.

Catholics sin when they disregard/disobey Holy Mother Church and set their own standards for disciplines, then condemn others for not following THEIR standards instead of the standards of the Church. They are essentially setting themselves up as superior to the Church, and that is the sin of pride and presumption.
 
TracyJ said:
Although I don’t think that it’s a sin anymore to eat meat on Friday.
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Outside of Lent, it isn’t a sin, although some form of penance is required on all Fridays, except if they fall on a Holy Day of Obligation or some other occasion as the local bishop allows.
 
A restauranteur, Catholic or not, has a moral right to make a living. If this involves serving meat on Lenten Fridays, then so be it. This doesn’t mean that the restauranteur or any other Catholic is obligated to partake of meat on such days.

Oh, and speaking of Mickey D’s, the Filet-O-Fish isn’t that bad guys. Just sayin 😃
 
How would a franchise of Christian Restaurants,Inc sound?🙂
How many (christians) are we ,percentage wise in the total population of USA?
Anyone has an idea? Would you patronize a restaurant where the food and camaraderie bring together people of the same faith, and where certain days are observed as far as food choices?
 
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