Is eating meat on fridays still a sin?

[Pretender]

If so, why do so many christians still do it?
If not, what happens to all the people who went to hell for eating meat on fridays before the ruling was reversed?

 

[reitz]

It depends...

Is it Lent, and is the person eating meat Catholic? (or any of the handful of other religions that still practice that form of "fasting&quot If not, the answer is no.

 

[frizzlefry]

If it is. Some of you guys might need to inform your GFs none of that on fridays. :Q

 

[blueghost75]

i think that is a catholic thing that only goes on durring lent (sp?), but i'm not sure. I'm not religious, but I go to a catholic school.

 

[Netopia]

It is mainly a Roman Catholic thing. At its very core, it never was a sin as far as God was concerned, but if, because of taught doctrine, a Catholic ate meat on Friday while at the same time believing that it was wrong to do so, then for that person it would indeed be sinful.

Joe

 

[GL]

Growing up Catholic I used to eat meat on Fridays all the time (even during Lent). I was always told it was the wrong thing to do, but then saw those same people replacing their meat dinners with expensive fish dinners. And somehow I didn't see the "sacrifice" in that. Personally, I think the whole sacrifice is overblown and would much rather make a contribution to something that requires it instead (i.e. instead of giving up something during Lent as Catholic often do, I would take up something like volunteering or helping my parents out with a chore that I normally didn't do). But, if you want to following Church rules, I do believe you're supposed to give up meat on certain occasions.

 

[Amused]

Only if you're Popeish

 

[purplehayes]

I think the Catholics did away with that in the 60's or 70's.

PH

 

[reitz]

<< I think the Catholics did away with that in the 60's or 70's. >>

Nope, they still continue the practice during Lent.

 

[wilki24]

It's a Catholic tradition that started in the year 998 AD. As far as I know, there is nothing in the Bible that equates eating meat on Friday during Lent as sinning. It's a historical fact that the practice began nearly 1000 years after Christ lived, so I'd be interested to here a Catholic theologian explain why Catholics must observe Lent in this manner. In fact, many practices that are a part of the Catholic church are not found anywhere in the Bible, and can be traced to the fusion with Roman pagan beliefs circa 325 AD, and many more were added in the early middle ages to further cement the political, and financial, power of the church over the masses.

So, to answer your question, if you consider not following a man-made tradition a sin, then I suppose you could make a case that eating meat on Fridays is indeed a sin.

 

[tigerbait]

I am a Catholic, and I try to adhere to that rule, but it doesn't really make sense. So I can't eat meat, well I'll go treat myself to a nice seafood platter, which I'd enjoy more than the meat anyway. Not much of a sacrifice there, but it is by the book.

edit: just saw your post, GL. exactly what i mean

 

[Sophia]

Catholics abstain from meat during Fridays during Lent, Ash Wednesday, and Good Friday. This is a form of fasting which is a form of penance. So, yes, it's a sin for Catholics to eat meat on a few Fridays of the year.

However, this applies only to people between 14 and 60 and excludes, the sick, elderly, and may exclude pregant and nursing women, and a few others groups under certain conditions.

More specifically, it refers to the meat of warm blooded animals (and not fish for example) and meat based soups, gravies, and that sort of thing, but not animal derivatives with &quot;no meat taste&quot; such as gelatin or butter.