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puzzleannie
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since many of those laws deal with specifics of handling and eating meat, I doubt it
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Jerusha
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Yes, but the very complexity of it can be avoided through vegetarianism.
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FabiusMaximus
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I have a very good friend who is a Traditionalist Roman Catholic, who loves the Latin Mass, and is a full-blown vegan.
I still think that’s about the coolest thing ever.
I still think that’s about the coolest thing ever.
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henrikhank
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I am not a very good singer but I would like to sing this right now youtube.com/watch?v=aFZApzqkVx4Alleluia
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maryjk
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Or simply being a Christian.
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FabiusMaximus
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That video just made me so happy.
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Jerusha
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LOL, I was just thinking from the Jewish context. The other peoples of the Roman empire had great respect for the Jewish God, but needed something less rule-bound. We must respect God’s creation, and if we choose to eat meat, eat of the lower creatures. Meatless Fridays can be extended to 24/7. Also a very simple discipline.Or simply being a Christian.
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Catholic90
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If God had not wanted us to eat meat, he would not have made animals out of meat and so delicious.
I honestly do not care what foods one chooses to eat. But do NOT say “to be a good Catholic, you must eat ________,” cuz that is blatantly false.
Catholics can be vegan, vegetarians, meat eaters, and Atkin’s dieters. They can be tofu fish eaters. They can be bacon wrapped filet mignon eaters. And anywhere in between.
I honestly do not care what foods one chooses to eat. But do NOT say “to be a good Catholic, you must eat ________,” cuz that is blatantly false.
Catholics can be vegan, vegetarians, meat eaters, and Atkin’s dieters. They can be tofu fish eaters. They can be bacon wrapped filet mignon eaters. And anywhere in between.
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Jerusha
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I think we all have a certain revulsion towards monkey-meat. One’s definition of lower creatures can be flexible.
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grandfather
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It depends on who you mean by we. Monkey meat is conusmed by people who live in areas where there are monkeys to hunt and also by other monkeys.
The original question was about whether vegetarians considering Catholicism are troubled by the Church’s position on meat eating. I assume this means the poster thinks there may be something morally wrong with eating meat and religion should prohibit it on moral grounds.
Whether or not one diet is healthier or preferred over another is not relevant. What one person chooses to eat or not eat is also not germaine to the question. That the human body seems designed to be a meat eating omnivore, with forward facing eyes, a meat eater’s teeth and digestive system is not pertinant.
If a person believes eating meat is sinful, offends God in some way on moral grounds, is something that God prohibits people from doing then that person’s belief is not in harmony with that of the Church which going back to Saint Paul’s epistles and the words of Jesus in scripture, has never said eating meat is sinful.
If a person believes that eating meat is morally wrong why would he or she want to belong to a religion that says the opposite? That person should look for another religion or reconcile his or her belief with the religion being considered.
If one believes drinking wine is sinful as many people do they might consider belonging to a religion that teaches this doctrine and should be Mormon, Baptist, Muslim. One does not have to drink wine to be Catholic, but one can not condemn those who do.
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henrikhank
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but vegetarian food taste much better than dead animals.If God had not wanted us to eat meat, he would not have made animals out of meat and so delicious.
so if people eat human meat for food you wouldn’t care?
but people shoudn’'t be eating meat in Lent since that is a time of fasting.
but one may ask: why does the Church talk about Eastern religions and New Age but forget that many of them disslike Catholicism beacuse of the meat eating and therefore never talk about this subject/topic?
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Catholic90
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Vegetarian food tastes better? Who are you kidding? Tofu is disgusting. One can only eat so many whole grains, beans, and rice.
I like barbecue and grilled meats. Burgers, ribs, chops, roasts, and hard salami. Stews, soups, and roast beef sandwiches. Steak. Good stuff!
Who is advocating eating human meat? That would be murder. Killing animals for food is not murder. Animals are not equal to humans, despite what misguided Peta would like us to believe.
As for Lent, just Ash Wednesdays and Fridays are meatless. And for fasting, that would be Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, not every day of Lent.
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Filii_Dei
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A good point! Then again, there are some who say “to be a good Catholic, you must pray the rosary”. We wouldn’t say that is blatantly false, because there are many ways to be a good Catholic, and praying the rosary is one of them.
Likewise, I would respect Catholics if they believe that it is beneficial to their faith to be a vegetarian. Some Catholics are vegetarian because they view it as sinful to commit unnecessary cruelty to God’s creation when there are other food sources available (again debatable), and others because they were brought up in that environment (a few Indian friends come to mind).
I would disagree with them (regarding the sinfulness part), but I do not fault them for their view. After all, it’s not like they’re contravening church teaching or imposing it upon their fellow Catholics like a Vegetarian Magisterium.
And so long as they don’t believe it prohibits them from partaking in the real Body and Blood of Christ, of course.
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Catholic90
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You can be a good Catholic and not pray the rosary. You can be a good Catholic and pray the rosary. You can be a good Catholic and not eat meat. You can be a good Catholic and eat meat.
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Filii_Dei
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That sums it all up quite nicely.
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mrtruthandlife
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Too much is too much, too little is too little, find the comfortable medium God intends for you.
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henrikhank
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CannibalismVegetarian food tastes better? Who are you kidding? Tofu is disgusting. One can only eat so many whole grains, beans, and rice.
I like barbecue and grilled meats. Burgers, ribs, chops, roasts, and hard salami. Stews, soups, and roast beef sandwiches. Steak. Good stuff!
Who is advocating eating human meat? That would be murder. Killing animals for food is not murder. Animals are not equal to humans, despite what misguided Peta would like us to believe.
As for Lent, just Ash Wednesdays and Fridays are meatless. And for fasting, that would be Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, not every day of Lent.
telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8831702/Tales-of-cannibalism-from-the-South-Pacific.html
so there are some people who eat humans. but let’s not go off-topic
this thread was created only to discuss vegetarianism and conversion to Catholicism.
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maryjk
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Which Christian religions preach against eating meat?
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Jerusha
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None. It is an individual choice. However, restricting one’s intake of meat is a good discipline, it is healthier, and respects animals, which are part of God’s creation. The LDS Word of Wisdom contains such an injunction for health and economic reasons, although very few observe it, preferring instead to obsess over caffeine and/or hot drinks. forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=640642Which Christian religions preach against eating meat?
However, they are not Christian, because their concept of God and the Trinity is different from ours.
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maryjk
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So why would someone have a hard time converting? Unless you are talking about someone from a non-Christian religion.
There are many good disciplines. There is nothing in Catholicism that says you HAVE to eat meat, so why would it be a problem?
I guess I am still not getting why it would be a problem for someone that doesn’t eat meat to convert. In any other Christian religion it is a personal choice, in Catholicism it is a personal choice.
But reading what you have written here, it sounds like you are trying to convert others to your belief of not eating meat.
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