[oyez]

I can't remember where it is in the Book of Acts, where the non kosher meats were opened up for everyone, but its there. If some Catholic wants to be a vegetarian, thats fine, but don't try to make church doctrine of it.

[annie laurie]

Ping of possible interest

[WriteOn]

in before the zot

[ThomasThomas]

Then why were we given laws concerning clean and unclean animals?

The disciples were told to eat what was set before the with out questioning where it came from.

If you can't eat meat then fish on friday doesn't make sense.

[cyborg]

excellent article...thanks for the ping!

[Lilllabettt]

Interesting.

I don't want to be a stick in the mud.

But I'm not particularly fond of that title: "Some Catholics Believe ProLife Means Vegetarian." It seriously rubs me the wrong way.

I guess because there are those parish bulletins out there, with a whole page devoted to good things like protecting the environment and helping kittens at the local animal shelter. And not one mention of the human babies that are in need of protection. I mean, we have human slaughterhouses in this country. They're called abortion mills.

What am I trying to say? The problem is, "Some Catholics Believe ProLife Means Vegetarian." And that's all they think it means.

[lastchance]

I have no problem with someone wanting to be vegetarian. But if we are not suppose to eat animals why did God make them taste like meat?

[ArrogantBustard]

Well, hello there ... you're welcome to be a fruitie if you like ...

Me?

I'll eat fish and good, red meat. If it's good enough for Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, I'm not about to argue with Him.

[Coleus]

Some Catholics should read the bible

Genesis 9:3
Every creature that is alive shall be yours to eat; I give them all to you as I did the green plants.

Nice try, troll. It's your first post and you post tripe. Hey, have you ever eaten tripe? It's meat and tastes delicious.

[bannie]

I guess it would work if God figured you'd always have beans and rice available for your meals. You have to have complete amino acids; and you can get them EITHER through animal protein OR through eating BOTH beans and rice TOGETHER...period.

[Americanchild]

since the flesh of animals yields 100 to 1000 lbs an acre, dairy products around 10,000 lbs. an acre, some vegetables, 81,000 lbs. an acre, and fruits from centenarian fruit trees 450,000 or more lbs. an acre.

Meaningless statistics. Meat production depends on the specie of animals and the method of raising it. Many times hoofstock is raised on land that is not suited to vegetable production. So that "useless" land now produces food.

And since when did Jesus become a vegetarian?! He ate fish even after he rose. And the Passover usually served lamb!

If people stop eating animals, animals are still going to eat animals. Or is some eco-nazi going to convince them to be vegetarians too?

[oh8eleven]

fruitarian108
Since Jul 24, 2006
IBTZ!

[hellinahandcart]

This is not the first time a "fruitarian" has dropped by to post this.

Why should I be more impressed by what "Some Catholics" believe than what "Some Episcopalians", "Some Seventh-Day Adventists", "Some Mormons", or "Some Raelians" believe?

And since your excerpt contains at least one factual inaccuracy (etymology of "lentil"), there's no point in clicking through to read the rest. I'm certainly not tempted to learn more about gluten ribs.

[onedoug]

Kosher bump.

[Alex Murphy]

Matthew 4:19, the PETA Bible (red letter edition)
"Follow me, and I will make you farmers of men..."

Luke 5:4-10, the PETA Bible (red letter edition)
4: When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch."
5: Simon answered and said, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets."
6: When they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to break;
7: so they signaled to their partners in the other boat for them to come and help them. And they came and filled both of the boats, so that they began to sink.
8: But when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus' feet, saying, "Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!"
9: For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken;
10: and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not fear. I give you a new commandment: put all those fish back in the ocean once the crowd's gone. From now on boys, we're eating beets."

[mware]

LOL, my priest sure wouldn't fit into that catagory.

His favorite meal is rare roast beef.

[Coleus]

Trappists, Cistercians, Benedictines, Franciscans all have had a tradition of vegetarian diet, to which many still adhere. >>>

I know many benedictines and franciscans and they all eat meat, and love it.

The pretzel was says George Cornell former AP religion writer a Lenten bread, symbolizing arms folded in prayer.. >>

So? Man can not live on bread alone.

Lentils were named as such because they were a Lenten vegetarian alternative to animal flesh. >>>

Catholics make a sacrifice on fridays and some on wednesdays & fridays where they do not eat meat on those days. It's because of Jesus' sacrifice for us that we make sacrifices for Him during lent. If we are all vegetarians, then how would we give up meat for lent? Your statement makes very little sense. Would we then give up lentils and pretzels on Fridays and eat a steak?


Meatless Fridays were the last vestige of early Christian abstinence from meat in following Christ's example. >>>

Once again you make no sense, Christ "fasted" for 40 days, he ate no meat and no non-meat products, nothing.

A papal bull once excommunicated anyone who attended a bullfight because the barbaric cruelty in them. This was later amended to excommunicate only priests who blessed bullfighting. >>>

where is your proof, who was the pope and what did he write?

The command to feed the hungry, given by Jesus in His Sermon on the Mount>>

Christ fed thousands flesh from fish that day. an animal protein. try again.

It sounds like you worship the earth, rather satan, and not Christ.

[conservonator]

Please provide evidence of Christ's diet.

Thanks.

[MrEdd]

IB4TZ!

[Dajjal]

Bumpus ad summum