waltzinair t1_j6lcyg2 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:26 AM

Reply to comment by My3floofs in ELI5: when people give up red meat for lent, why do they always eat fish instead? Aren't chicken and turkey white meats too? by Inanimatepony

I'm actually curious: Do you have a source of this historical fact?

I'm not Catholic by the way so I also know nothing about the story from within Catholic.

Mrknowitall666 t1_j6ll31f wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:35 AM

Flesh Meat = land animals. Fish isn't an animal in the 1sr century

https://www.archspm.org/faith-and-discipleship/catholic-faith/why-dont-catholics-eat-meat-on-fridays/

My3floofs t1_j6omcma wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:23 PM

Not catholic either but it’s some papal decree. Some say it’s not fish per se but anything cold blooded. The ban was on carne ie warm blooded meat. So fish, veggies, fruit were fine. It’s just another weird religious idea.