I am a Catholic:
I know I’ve gotten in this conversation WAY late, but I have to disagree with my fellow Catholic on this one:
Yeah, getting intoxicated is a sin. But consuming a quantity of marijuana to a point where there is not intoxication would not be sinful per se. Marijuana in and of itself is not intrinsically evil.
Actually, eating Marijuana for a Catholic is a sin and is intriniscally evil because Marijuana is an illegal drug. Simply having Marijuana on your possession is breaking the law, and it is part of the Catholic Way to “obey the law of the land.” Eating brownies laced with “Mary Jane” is a violation of the Fourth Commandment. The Catholic Catechism, This is the Faith, states on page 78, under heading of fourth commandment, “We are commanded to obey, not only our parents, but also our bishops and pastors, the civil authorities and lawful superiors.”
The exception would be if you had a prescription for “Medical Marijuana” and if you were using the Marijuana in the manner prescribed by your doctor. Most medicinal Marijuana needs to be smoked to get to the proper pharmocological level to relieve pain, so therefore, there is no excuse to eat it in a brownie.
Besides … YUCK!!!
And about being forbidden to eat stuff … Catholics can pretty much eat anything in moderation. That is, it isn’t a sin to eat one slice of Chocolate cheese cake with luscious strawberries and whipped cream on top; however, eating five pieces could be considered gluttony, one of the seven deadly sins. Basically, you can eat anything to moderation that does no harm to your body.
Me? I’m allergic to milk, so I can’t indulge myself in a piece of Chocolate cheese cake topped with strawberries and whipped cream, for if I did, I’d break out in hive, get a migraine, have diarrhea for three days and would probably puke my guts out. I am simply fantasizing about it.
My milk allergy is a recent development. I used to have lustful dreams about men. But now, my dreams consist of walking into pastry shops and sampling cakes, ice cream, mousse, cheese cakes. In my last dream, I ate this chocolate brownie that was just to DIE for!!! I don’t dream about men anymore though. I lust after food. LOL!!!
So yes, we Catholics aren’t perfect. I think that lusting after food is probably less sinful than lusting after the opposite sex though. So … I’m making progress … I guess.
By the way … I’m open to ANYTHING tasty that’s milk-free from other cultures! SO … if you have an Islamic Desert Recipe (if there is such a thing) that has no milk, I would LOVE even more than I already do love you. (I love everybody).
In America, everything has milk in it, so I have to cook everything, and I’m really getting tired of Matzos, Ezekiel bread, and Rye crisps, as they all taste like cardboard. My diet is actually very close to the old diet of the Jewish Mosaic law, well, except for that occasional pork chop. LOL!!! God forced me into this diet. That’s OK though. I’m eating healthier because of it, and if it’s His Will, I say, Amen, so be it. Also, this strict diet is also a sort of perpetual fasting, albeit, forced, as I can no longer eat the things I like. It’s like a sacrifice. It is good for me. I’ve lost weight, too.
I find that I have to look to other cultures to get food without the involvement of cows. If anyone has a recipe they’d be willing to share, I’ll share with you, and as a reward, my recipe for Chocolate Tofu “Ice Cream.” Really, it’s not that bad. It ALMOST tastes like milk, if you use your imagination. LOL!!! Plus, it’s virtually free of calories.
However, I expect a “YUCK,” response, especially from the Dudes of the board. I have found that men have an aversion to Tofu. It’s just soybeans! IT won’t suck the testosterone out of your body! HA.
God Bless!!!
