2007-06-18 01:15:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not just Catholic. Also Orthodox Christian.
2007-06-18 01:20:01 · update #1
mdell27 - I can come up with moral rules for living that many people agree with. However that does not mean that I am god or that any additional moral rules I come up with need to be followed as well.
2007-06-18 01:22:10 · update #2
Why does everyone state that this is only a old Catholic teaching? When millions of Orthodox Christians follow it today?
2007-06-18 01:23:14 · update #3
Orthodoxy teaches fasting on a lot more than Fridays. If you follow the Orthodox Typicon you will be fasting about 200 days a year. It also teaches that before partaking of the Holy Gifts one fasts for more than one day. The Divine Liturgy leading to Communion is celebrated on days other than Sunday. Depending on how large the Church is, how many priests they have and other factors determines the frequency. Orthodox monasteries celebrate the Divine Liturgy daily. You fast on Friday to remember the Crucifixion, not to prepare for Communion.
The Catholics used to believe these things a long time ago but have modernized their faith to fit today's world.
Fasting was taught by the Apostles and the early Church. In fact right now Orthodox Christianity is in the middle of what is known as the Apostles Fast. The Church teaches the way based on the traditions passed down from the Apostles and Holy Fathers. All of these teachings were put into place well before the Bible was compiled. The Church existed and functioned for centuries without the Bible. Looking to Scripture for every answer and ignoring the Church and the Holy Fathers, who compiled the scripture is illogical.
If you believe that you are saved because you proclaim Jesus and your love for him than you can't understand or accept that God cares if you fast. It reminds me of an analogy I heard a long time ago. If your kids tell you how much they love you every Sunday and the rest of the week don't follow any of your rules, do whatever they want and make thing up as they go along to suit their comfort will you as the parent accept their "I love you" on Sunday or will there be a consequence for their actions. I would think our Heavenly father looks at it much the same way.
2007-06-19 15:18:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does not matter. Here are two Scriptures to put your mind at rest:
1 Cor 8:8 But food does not commend us to God, for neither if we eat are we better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse.
Rom 14:17 for the kingdom of God is not food or drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
2007-06-18 02:12:44 · answer #2 · answered by seekfind 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know if god would care but
A truely civilised society doesnt eat meat at all...
Ones conscience knows very well that killing animals and eating its meat is no where good and civilised,
dont argue that plans does have life ,
by the way thats why we have botany and zoology to different between the feelings of plants and animals
2007-06-18 01:23:31 · answer #3 · answered by sita 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in my view no, the opinion of my tremendously non secular/strict Italian grandparent's confident. that's why I do it in any case. i do no longer think your going to Hell for eating meat on good Friday, yet seeing as i'm Catholic i do no longer consume meat. even with the reality that, i'm no longer the suitable occasion of Christianity, i do no longer pass to church all too usually, nor did I provide up something for Lent...
2016-10-09 10:54:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows? What we all forget is that God asks us to do certain things (ten commandments) and the rest of the rules are made up by us to try and please him even though it has nothing to do with anything. Do we really think he wants priests to be celibate? WOmen to be supressing the the RC church etc?
2007-06-18 01:23:19 · answer #5 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Romans 14:14 I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except to him who reckons anything to be unclean, to that man it is unclean.
It's not unclean to me, and I don't receive communion.
2007-06-18 01:24:19 · answer #6 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is purely a Catholic teaching and has no support from Bible scripture.
2007-06-18 01:18:01 · answer #7 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That policy was a Vatican one and only applied to Catholics--and was recinded years ago.
2007-06-18 01:21:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure they will say that it doesn't matter cause its old testament.
Then tell them that the 10 commandments are old testament too.
2007-06-18 01:18:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋