Those not bound to fast may eat meat as often as they wish, except on days of complete abstinence (when it may not be eaten at all), and on days of partial abstinence (when it may be eaten only at the principal meal). When a person's health or ability to work would be seriously...
Doesn't the Bible accuse the Church of teaching 'doctrines of demons' by regulating marriage and enforcing abstinence from meat? Well, no.
THE RECHABITES, whom, however, Josephus does not mention, appear to have been a nomad tribe, distinguished chiefly by their abstinence from wine, though it is not certain that other intoxicants were forbidden, or that such abstinence was prompted by motives of penance. It may have been mere...
Also during Lent we are required by canon law to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent.This is called abstinence (age requirement: anyone 14 or older). Naturally, you are not required to fast or abstain from meat if you have a medical condition that prevents you ...
IV.—Of Abstinence and Sobriety. Never to exceed the rules of temperance, either in eating or drinking. Not to eat greedily or too fast, but with all moderation and decency; not yielding too much to our appetite. Never to speak about eating, much less complain of our diet. To banish fr...
There are often thirteen people living in our home, and only one is bound by the fast. The rest of us are too old, too young, or too pregnant and/or nursing (currently just the second part) to be required to fast. We already observe regular Friday abstinence from meat. But I feel ...
Also during Lent we are required by canon law to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent.This is called abstinence. As you know, there are exceptions for the young and the old and sick. Check for the age exceptions. ...
It maintained the use of meat where that already obtained, and recommended the religious who had made the vow of abstinence to be faithful to it. The Strict Observance remained under the jurisdiction of the Abbot of Citeaux. This constitution was accepted by the general chapter of 1667, which...
Since the Catholic Church requires abstinence from meat only on a temporary basis, it clearly does not regard meat is immoral. Instead, it regards it as the giving up of a good thing in order to attain a spiritual goal. What authority does the Church have to establish days of fast and ...
Their fasting rules, they change tremendously, including altering the Wednesday, Friday fast today beyond description, which comes from apostolic times. Today Catholics we’re lucky if the Catholics will not eat meat on Friday. That would be a major step. Trent Horn: All right. I...