Catholics

[djprescott]

Why are catholics not allowed to eat meat on Fridays?

[paulos66]

Romes got a sponsorship deal with Birds Eye

[Shadow Man]

Has it got anything to do with the last supper which was on Good Friday (I think).

[Doc Spock]

Because some silly sod in a silly hat living in vatican said so, and they are like sheep, mindless.

[djprescott]

Yes, I thought it was Shadow Man, but I was looking for the specific reason.
Thanks for quick replies.

[B00]

i think they are now aren't they? I'm sure that was changed. as to why they weren't...pass, sorry.

[B00]

But scouting on Google provides the answer....lol

http://www.kencollins.com/question-38.htm

[Louisa 69]

My friends mum is catholic and she always eats fish on a friday, although i'm sorry i don't know the reason why.

[hundreddolla]

The Last Supper was on a Thursday. The night before Jesus died on the cross. Catholics don't eat meat on a Friday as this was the day Jesus died. As for the dogma behind why Catholics don't eat meat on a Friday, i don't know. However all of this has changed anyway. Catholics can now eat meat on a Friday.

[bigmamma]

Yes, BOO , I believe the Vatican some years ago said that it was ok now to eat meat on a friday if wished , except on Good Friday . Maybe Fr Bill could put us right on this .:-)

[Shadow Man]

But you can eat loads of hot crossed buns on Good Friday with oodles of butter. Who cares if you can't eat meat!!!!!

[Doc Spock]

Many years ago I worked with a catholic man. He would have fish on Friday. One Friday he had a meat pie from the chippy. When I asked why he said, The Pope says it is ok.

Then you wonder why I call catholics nutters.

[Doc Spock]

Hi Rev.

[Doc Spock]

I like you Rev.

[djprescott]

Thanks hundreddolla - was looking for some serious answers on this!!!

[Octavius]

The views above only give us simplistic, tautological non-explanations: the bad guys aren't bad for any ideological reason, nor because of greed and cupidity. They are bad simply because they are bad, there's nothing else to say. They are monsters, they're wicked, the evil ones, they're different from "us". "We" are good people, "we" are "normal". These notions of monstrosity and normality are introduced as absolutely transcendent, they have neither a history nor an evolution. I heard a rumour that not all paedophiles are catholic and vice-versa.

The �no meat on Friday thing� is more practice and discipline (penance) than dogma and has since 1966 been suggestively limited to the period of Lent. Friday is always a day of repentance all year round. This means you are supposed to do penance every Friday.

All these centuries the church took care of that for you by telling you that a 'good' discipline was to not eat meat (probably whilst sequestering the meat for the Abbot and local monastery). The Church then (eventually) decided you were grown up enough now to decide for yourself how you will do penance for the sins of the world every Friday.

[B00]

Errr hello?

How come only $100 gets a thanks? I provided a link that explains it for you and Octavius 'ere went all knowledgeable on us and told ya.

stomps off in a huff>>>

[Reverandfunk]

Spock I hope in a mans man way and not the sort of liking done by Graham Norton lol

[bigmamma]

Erm ...can I stomp off too as my answer was serious too