If this doesn’t make sense, it’s because the English word “meat” has a different meaning than the Latin word *carne *(and the Church says “no carne”, not “no meat”). The English word “meat” includes everything in the Latin word carne, but more.
I have heard that if you live in Mexico you may eat chicken on Fridays. But I don’t know about the rest of the world. I do know that in the US it is definitely a no.
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