Since when was it ok for Catholics to eat fish on fridays during lent?

Question

First off, im a Lutheran and i realize that faith in Christ as our Savior makes fish on friday seem sooooo trivial, but im so curious. Im looking for a date/year. Im really not too sure, but would be willing to bet that fish hasnt been excluded from the meat category since the dawn of time. Please site your source whether it is from a specific church, the web, or a convo with the pope.
~~Bottom line: site your source, provide a date, short explanation of how and why, non-persuasive please - im not arguing

Answer 1

Lent’s Ancient Roots
Coming from the Anglo-Saxon Lencten, meaning “spring,” Lent originated in the ancient Babylonian mystery religion. “The forty days’ abstinence of Lent was directly borrowed from the worshippers of the Babylonian goddess…Among the Pagans this Lent seems to have been an indispensable preliminary to the great annual festival in commemoration of the death and resurrection of Tammuz” (The Two Babylons).

Tammuz was the false Messiah of the Babylonians—a satanic counterfeit of Jesus Christ!

The Feast of Tammuz was usually celebrated in June (also called the “month of Tammuz”). Lent was held 40 days before the feast, “celebrated by alternate weeping and rejoicing.” This is why Lent means “spring”; it took place from spring to early summer.

The Bible records ancient Judah worshipping this false Messiah: “Then He brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord’s house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz” (Ezek. 8:14-15). This was a great abomination in God’s eyes!

But why did the church at Rome institute such a pagan holiday?

“To conciliate the Pagans to nominal Christianity, Rome, pursuing its usual policy, took measures to get the Christian and Pagan festivals amalgamated, and, by a complicated but skillful adjustment of the calendar, it was found no difficult matter, in general, to get Paganism and Christianity—now far sunk in idolatry—in this as in so many other things, to shake hands” (The Two Babylons).

The Roman church replaced Passover with Easter, moving the pagan Feast of Tammuz to early spring, “Christianizing” it. Lent moved with it.

“This change of the calendar in regard to Easter was attended with momentous consequences. It brought into the Church the grossest corruption and the rankest superstition in connection with the abstinence of Lent” (The Two Babylons).

Before giving up personal sins and vices during Lent, the pagans held a wild, “anything goes” celebration to make sure they got in their share of debaucheries and perversities—what the world celebrates as Mardi Gras today.

Abomination Masked as Christianity
God is not the author of confusion (I Cor. 14:33). He never instituted Lent, a pagan observance connecting debauchery to the so-called resurrection of a false Messiah.

God commands His people to follow Him—not the traditions of men. God’s ways are higher, better than man’s (Isa. 55:8-9). Men cannot determine for themselves right from wrong or how to properly worship God. Why? Because “the heart [mind] is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked” (Jer. 17:9), and “the way of many is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps” (10:23). God designed us and gave us life. He knows how we are supposed to worship Him.

To be a Christian and properly serve God, you must live “by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4), recognizing that His Holy Scriptures “cannot be broken” (John 10:35).

God commands Christians to flee from the pagan traditions and customs of this world (Rev. 18:2-4), currently led and deceived by Satan the devil (II Cor. 4:4; Rev. 12:9).

Lent may seem like a sincere, heartfelt religious observance. But it is deeply rooted in pagan ideas that counterfeit God’s plan.

God hates all pagan observances (Jer. 10:2-3; Lev. 18:3, 30; Deut. 7:1-5, 16). They cannot be “Christianized” or made clean by men. That includes Lent.

Now you know the true meaning of Lent.

Answer 2

It began as early as Ireneus in the second century a tradtion of a forty day fast and abstinence, it was supported by the Pope as early as 461. It has been changed an modified over the years to accomadate peoples nutritional needs and circumstances.

It is important to understand at the beginning it was a fast like Ash Wenesday or Good Friday is now for 40 days. 1 meal only. Fish has never been classified as meat so it can be eaten during the periods of abstinence (ie abstaining from meat and meat products)

Answer 3

Catholics do not eat meat on Fridays during Lent. Fish is not considered meat.

Answer 4

Actually- it goes waaaaayyyyyyy back. Used to be red meat/ poultry was more luxurious and fish more for the poor.

So not eating meat in favor of fish was seen as a sacrifice.

Fish isn't fish, it is SEAFOOD- not meat. Ask the vegetarians. Many of them still eat seafood.

Answer 5

It hasn't been mandatory for Catholics to fast, or give up meat during Lent since Vatican 2. Fasting is meritorious, but not compulsory.

Answer 6

It doesn't really matter whether fish is in the category of meat or not, or when the stupid Catholic rule was made-up by some silly pope who was secretly indulging in vices, and perhaps screwing nuns in the convents.

Answer 7

i dont have all the answers for you but im pretty sure fish isnt red meat. is that the difference?
hope i could help!

Answer 8

im catholic and i eat fish in friday and cant eat meat.. u kno why its ok because it is u got a problem

Answer 9

since they started selling double fish sandwiches at McDonalds. I'd say circa 1960

Answer 10

i never though it was right to eat fish. but my mommy said i could, so i do.