Pope FAQ - Meat on Fridays
Question: Why don't Catholics eat meat on Fridays during Lent?
Answer: Traditionally, not eating meat on Fridays during Lent is meant as a remembrance of the sacrifices Jesus made while fasting in the desert prior to His crucifixion (also, if you eat meat on Friday you may end up getting killed on a boar hunt). Personally, however, I think its a clever ruse on the part of the Vatican to keep Italian-American immigrants in the service industry employed into the early spring.
And, before anyone gets offended by my using negative cultural stereotypes, please remember that its nearly St. Paddy's Day, I'm Irish, and you can expect similar culturally insensitive remarks then (trust me, its 2 weeks away, I've got some good ideas, and I have already started drinking).
Now, as I said, the rule is no meat on Fridays, so put the ham hock down, fatty!
Answer: Traditionally, not eating meat on Fridays during Lent is meant as a remembrance of the sacrifices Jesus made while fasting in the desert prior to His crucifixion (also, if you eat meat on Friday you may end up getting killed on a boar hunt). Personally, however, I think its a clever ruse on the part of the Vatican to keep Italian-American immigrants in the service industry employed into the early spring.
And, before anyone gets offended by my using negative cultural stereotypes, please remember that its nearly St. Paddy's Day, I'm Irish, and you can expect similar culturally insensitive remarks then (trust me, its 2 weeks away, I've got some good ideas, and I have already started drinking).
Now, as I said, the rule is no meat on Fridays, so put the ham hock down, fatty!
posted by BertramWooster at 12:16 AM
3 Comments:
Now I myself practice the no-meat friday, uh, "suggestion" as put forth by the Catholic Church. I also agree that fatty should put down that ham hock, but I have a question:
What about "meat-like" products? I mean, Spam is not meat, per se...and that turkey flavoured soda that was out at the holidays- what about that? Or what about met flavoured potato chips that are so prevalent in Europe? Huh? Well? (not that I eat neither Spam nor beef flavoured crisps nor drink turkey soda)
-C
I think the point is to sacrifice eating something you like in order to empathise with Jesus. As noone in their right mind likes Spam, beef flavored chips or turkey soda, they should be fine to eat. In fact, I think drinking a whole can of Turkey flavored soda is considered such a sacrifice by the Church that it'll get you 1/3 of the way to cannonization.
Eating the French and Canadians is fine, but be sure not to eat any connective or nerve tissue, as you may end up contracting Mad Cow Disease.
Swimmers and Water Polo players can be ok, depending on circumstances. You see, it is not the avian and mammallian characteristics that prevent the eating of puffins and otters, but rather the fact that they are never captured while underwater. So, if you manage to hook an Olympic swimmer in mid-backstroke, feel free to start the barbeque (also, please note, that this same rule applies to all animals, so if you really want a steak, toss a cow in a lake and shoot it)
You shouldn't eat the brain-dead for purely medical reasons. You see, if you bite a brain-dead person, you become brain-dead...its a weird reverse zombie thing.
Don't eat midgets, even on days other than Friday, otherwise Mall Santa's the world over will be understaffed. Also, its really not to much of a challenge to hunt down a midget, where's the sport in it?
Mimes are only OK if they are pretending to be swimming at the time (see the above answer regarding Olymopic swimmers).
Kool Moe Dee should really be saved for Easter Sunday.
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