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dranzal
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I thought that abstinence on all Fridays was still the “ordinary” but that we had the option of substituting another sacrifice.
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JMBNH
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No
The bans are basically: all animal products, vegetable oil and alcohol.
Basically means you can just have fruit, vegetables and basic carbs if you want to do it strictly. Though I guess things like sweets are technically allowed, though not certain
Some days of lent alcohol and vegetable oil are allowed, and some both of those and fish.
The exact rules are here (but good luck trying to understand them): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodoxy#Fasting
4 days are complete abstinence from everything bar water and medicine, including both Good Friday and Holy Saturday, which is hardcore
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Br.Rich_SFO
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Yes, the Church can define what is or is not meat for it’s own purpose, in this case abstinence on Fridays.
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abenassi
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WRONG! Dinosaurs are admissible since they were reptiles.
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Filius99993
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Do we really know for sure? They might’ve been actually birds y’know.
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Taysian
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Researching the focus of this discussion thread of the validity that fish is in fact a form of meat, I found that it is questionable in definition.
After surfing the web and sorting out all the opinions I found actual research on the subject that would indicate that fish is not a meat comparable to beef, chicken, pork and other forms of “meat” as they relate to blooded animals.
Please see the following link:
education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry?id=30759
You’ll have to copy and paste the link
All subjects can be argumentative, however, research presented in the Columbia Encyclopedia satisfactorily defined meat as not including fish. In my opinion of course
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After surfing the web and sorting out all the opinions I found actual research on the subject that would indicate that fish is not a meat comparable to beef, chicken, pork and other forms of “meat” as they relate to blooded animals.
Please see the following link:
education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry?id=30759
You’ll have to copy and paste the link
All subjects can be argumentative, however, research presented in the Columbia Encyclopedia satisfactorily defined meat as not including fish. In my opinion of course
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Taysian
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The chief constituents of meat are water, protein, and fat. Phosphorus, iron, and vitamins are also contained in meat, especially in some of the edible organs (e.g., liver). Although meat is digested more slowly than starches or sugars, it has a high food value, with more than 95% of the protein and fat being digested; the fattier meats (e.g., pork) take somewhat longer to digest than the leaner ones. The edible parts of a carcass include lean flesh, fat flesh, and edible glands or organs, such as the heart, liver, kidneys, tongue, tripe, brains, and sweetbread.
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Taysian
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Your parents shouldn’t allow you to be a vegetarian until you do the research…It is very dangerous for you not to supplement the nutrition obtained from eating meat if you decide meat is not for you. We need meat for health reasons so if you decide not to eat it, then do the work and find out what you need to eat to supplement those essential nutrients.
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quasimodo
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Catholics abstain from “Carnis” which, generally speaking, is Latin for “meat”. In the Latin it refers to specific kinds meat … pig, bird, bovine and the like. Fish is not included in the Latin meaning of carnis. Hence, it is OK to eat non-carnis meat.
Special exemptions are provided for as well … certain large aquatic rodents are also not considered to be carnis.
Now, what is that stuff they serve at Taco Bell?
Special exemptions are provided for as well … certain large aquatic rodents are also not considered to be carnis.
Now, what is that stuff they serve at Taco Bell?
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