Good Friday - Did ya eat meat?

06-04-2012 09:51PM

stripysocks85 wrote: »

Well, I didn't read the threads already open, so might have been asked already.
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If you were interested in the answer, would you not have read the threads first?

stripysocks85 · 06-04-2012 09:53PM

bluewolf wrote: »

If you were interested in the answer, would you not have read the threads first?

Well was it asked already?

efb · 06-04-2012 09:54PM

No didn't - fish was on so I ate fish!

laoch na mona · 06-04-2012 09:54PM

stripysocks85 wrote: »

I'm crap at making polls!

As an aside: I'm 'Catholic' on paper, but I don't go to Mass and such. I do teach Religion though but that's beside the point. I ate chicken & beef today and got harassed by my sister. I questioned her as to when the last time she was at Mass/what did she give up for Lent etc, as I'm baffled as to how people who don't follow Catholic/Christian methods in other ways follow the 'No meat on Good Friday/Ash Wednesday' rule - what's the point?

i dont go to mass but i didn't eat meat

Sunnyisland · 06-04-2012 09:55PM

I forgot all about it and I hadent a good friday in any case.

stripysocks85 · 06-04-2012 09:56PM

laoch na mona wrote: »

i dont go to mass but i didn't eat meat

As a conscious decision or just didn't happen to eat meat today??

I'm just wondering why a non practicing Catholic would bother abstaining on Good Friday - my sister's comment was 'Oh you think you could manage one day [okay 2] in the year where you just don't eat meat', but, why bother?

Declan Lander · 06-04-2012 09:58PM

Strange thread and responses.
Why on earth would non Catholics, or ex Catholics be bothered about eating meat today ?
The no meat rule is for Catholics only.
I don't sweat it about pork either, but then again I'm not Jewish or Muslim.

laoch na mona · 06-04-2012 10:00PM

stripysocks85 wrote: »

As a conscious decision or just didn't happen to eat meat today??

I'm just wondering why a non practicing Catholic would bother abstaining on Good Friday - my sister's comment was 'Oh you think you could manage one day [okay 2] in the year where you just don't eat meat', but, why bother?

conscious decision
I suppose its because im still a catholic just a lapsed catholic

Declan Lander · 06-04-2012 10:00PM

laoch na mona wrote: »

i dont go to mass but i didn't eat meat

?

sgb · 06-04-2012 10:02PM

Cheese for lunch

Fish for dinner

I'm not a Catholic but I like to cover all the bases

Jogathon · 06-04-2012 10:03PM

laoch na mona wrote: »

you've no option for not a practicing catholic and didn't eat meat

That's me!! No mass since Christmas but off choc and texting while driving for lent, ate fish today and say prayers sometimes when I feel I need to.

frozenfrozen · 06-04-2012 10:04PM

i had halal fish to make sure everyone was happy

the groutch · 06-04-2012 10:06PM

had 3 of the big 4 meats already today (beef, pork & chicken, the 4th being lamb), might head down the chippers now for a kebab, complete the grand slam.

wonderfulname · 06-04-2012 10:07PM

I wasn't going to, but then I remembered the day that was in it and dug out a nice lump of ham, just so I could annoy those "fasting".

Declan Lander · 06-04-2012 10:11PM

wonderfulname wrote: »

I wasn't going to, but then I remembered the day that was in it and dug out a nice lump of ham, just so I could annoy those "fasting".

Why would it annoy them ?
It only applies to current Catholics.

stripysocks85 · 06-04-2012 10:13PM

Yeah, and I'm interested to see the Catholics responses......

Chuck Stone · 06-04-2012 10:20PM

I got naked, drenched myself in pigs blood, and ran up and down the street with scarf made out of strips of raw steak screaming 'I AIN'T GOT NO BEEF WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH - I JUST WANNA EAT MEAT'.

Fish and mashed potatoes. Yummers (I love fish).

Mickeroo · 06-04-2012 10:29PM

I'm vegan but today since I'm also a militant atheist I chased down a wild deer, strangled it with my bare hands and ate its heart as its life blood trickled away into the earth.

keano_afc · 06-04-2012 10:31PM

Yes, I had a Big Al's quarter pounder. Was delicious.

For the record, I'm a Christian. I know, I don't belong in after hours coz I have a belief that a lot here don't share. There is no reason, biblical or otherwise, to forsake tasty meat today.

marcbrophy · 06-04-2012 10:32PM

"Fish? I dunno, I'm not really a vegetarian!" - Homer Simpson

shopaholic01 · 06-04-2012 10:36PM

No I didn't, but that's because I'm a vegetarian not a catholic:D

Potential-Monke · 06-04-2012 10:49PM

I had Shephards Pie, kinda religious...

SunnyDub1 · 06-04-2012 10:54PM

stripysocks85 wrote: »

Well, I didn't read the threads already open, so might have been asked already.

Today = Good Friday, did you stick with the Catholic tradition of abstaining from meat and tuck into a piece of salmon? Or no?

I ate meat kind of feel bad about it now though

people keep telling me it's only one day of the year not to so don't ... But I did