Why does fish not count as meat according to the Catholics?

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I am vegetarian & the Lent season seems to call some attention to it (at work). I live in south Texas where there are more Hispanics than whites and talks of "what are you giving up for Lent" are common. So are abstaining from meat and only eating fish. I can't understand that rationale that if it dosen't walk on land it's not meat. That is how it has been explained to me. To me, if it's flesh (i.e. muscle tissue) it's meat and that includes fish..... Help here?
 
Of course it's meat.
It was the only meat that we read in scripture that Yeshua ate ( of course He ate lamb, but it does not say anywhere that he ate that either.

Disciple roasted fish for Him after His resurrection.

A lot of people mistake that he ate the last meal he shared with His disciples...but they don't read it to understand. He was the sacrificial land that year.
He did not eat the last supper with His disciples, nor did He drink the wine.
It was going to be (His blood) to be shed that night.

He symbolize that (lamb, for His life).

He became the Lamb of God that night.


Oh, the answer to your question: lent is yet another ritual that is NOT Biblical.

Find it.
 
its not read meat which most people eat all the time

they are suppose to give up something they love during lent


so a veggie would give up eating veggies during the season
 
thats old news....they dont do that anymore......

do you really care??? they do what they want dear....skip it
 
Because the rite of eating only fish on Friday was economically motivated not religiously. It was the first 'stimulus package' to increase demand for fish since many early Christians were fishmongers.
 
Fish IS meat. Period. The Catholic Church established this custom centuries ago to assist the fishing industry in Italy. There is no Bibilical or theologic reason behind it - it was pure politics!

If it is NOT a plant; and NOT a mineral; then it MUST be an animal - and animals (especially those with muscle fibers) are MEAT ! !
 
Technically, you are correct. If it's muscle tissue, it's meat.

However, not everyone uses that definition for "meat", mostly because it means that they can't eat something they want to eat. I've even heard some claim that chicken and turkey don't count as meat because they aren't mammals.

My friend's Mom, who was Muslim, wouldn't eat pork, but she didn't consider bacon to be pork because it tasted too good.

The justifications some people can give themselves for loopholes are sometimes amazing.
 
Depends upon how one defines "meat" now, doesn't it? Most Americans define meat as something from a cow, horse, or lamb. They usually don't consider sea life or chickens as meat.

I think the National Beef Council plays a big part in that misconception.

Sorry, Lox and cream cheese argument doesn't cut it. Lox do not give milk, therefore putting a fish on cheese is not considered "boiling a baby in its mother's milk." It's also explains why you can use gelatin made from fish bones.
 
Other "meats" were considered luxuries. Fish was the food of the people. It was cheap, many people were fishermen, poor and rich ate fish. But other meats (lamb, beef, fowl) were eaten either by the rich, or during celebrations. Lent is a time of penance and sacrifice, not a time of celebration. The celebration of the Resurrection resumes at Easter, as does eating like it's a celebration.
 
The Jewish laws of Kashrut are similar--fish is often eaten with dairy foods and are not allowed to be consumed with other meat foods--adding to the misconception. If you follow the letter of the law there, one should be able to have chicken parmigiana because chickens don't produce milk.

I agree that if it's animal's flesh, it should be considered meat. I also think that any attempt to reduce animal foods in one's diet is a good thing. Hopefully, they won't be eating fish at every meal.
 
Its not only Christians
so to Jews (hence why they can put Lox on their cream cheese)
and many vegitarians
 
In case you don't have a Catholic on here today..if I understand it right...it's the red meats that are refrained from.
 
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