Since the Catholic Church has deemed that fish isn't meat, can I eat fish and be a vegan?

Answer 1

The catholic church deemed that fish were cold blooded and therefore didn't belong in the catagory for 'red' meat abstinance. Red meat is a representation of the blood of Christ like in a lamb. Therefore they do not eath it on Friday which is the day of the week that they celebrate the death of Christ. Vegan's deem all animal, fish, foul, crustation, snail, etc, etc as a living being. Therefore to be a true vegan, you cannot eat anything that is from a living being and that includes fish. Sorry.

Answer 2

Fish isn't meat, but that doesn't mean that it wasn't once living breathing and feeling. You can not call your self a vegetarian, let alone a vegan, if you eat fish. What is the definition of a vegan? Someone who doesn't eat ANY food that comes from an animal, killed or not. Does fish come from an animal? Yes, because it is an animal! Sorry if I'm being patronizing, but I like to think of my self as a very militant veggie.

Answer 3

You’re taking pointers from the Catholic Church? Does anyone else see a problem here?

And vegans do not consume the flesh of any animal. So that means that they don't eat fish.

Answer 4

The fact is that fish is meat, it has a face therefore no, you are not considered to be vegan nor vegetarian if you eat fish.

Answer 5

Fish are meat! No, vegans don't eat anything that comes from a living creature! The definition of meat as I am reading it right now is "The flesh of living things used as food". Fish are living things! Flesh is defined as "The soft part, muscular substance between the skin and the bone". Fish have skin and bones. Does that help you out at all? If god didn't want us to eat animals he wouldn't have made them out of meat!

Answer 6

If you look at food from a religious point of view, I think that you might get away with calling yourself vegan while eating fish only if you surrounded yourself with devout Catholic Vegans. Outside of that group, I think you may encounter some problems. :-)

Answer 7

Yeah, well, the Catholic Church has a little problem in the reality department.

Answer 8

I would take what they deem as "OK" with a grain of salt (If you know what I mean LOL)

They have no idea what they are talking about anyway...fish has flesh and flesh is meat. Didn't you know they make up their own rules??

Answer 9

Vegetarian vs. Vegan
Vegetarian diets do not include any meat (and that means no chicken or fish). Vegan (pronounced: vee-gun) diets do not include any animal products at all--no meat, eggs or dairy products.

VEGETARIAN:
Vegetarian is a blanket term used to describe a person who does not consume meat, poultry, fish, or seafood. This grouping includes vegans and the various sub- categories of vegetarian; however, it generally implies someone who has less dietary restrictions than a vegan.

SEMI-VEGETARIAN:
The term semi-vegetarian is usually used to describe someone who is a vegetarian who consumes dairy products, eggs, chicken, and fish, but does not consume other animal flesh.

OVO-LACTO-VEGETARIAN:
Ovo-lacto vegetarians are vegetarians who do not consume meat, poultry, fish, and seafood, but do consume eggs and milk. This is the largest group of vegetarians.

OVO-VEGETARIAN:
Ovo-vegetarian is a term used to describe someone who would be a vegan if they did not consume eggs.

LACTO-VEGETARIAN:
Lacto-vegetarian is a term used to describe someone who would be a vegan if they did not consume milk.

VEGAN:
Vegan is the strictest sub-category of vegetarians. Vegans do not consume any animal products or by-products. Some go as far as not even consuming honey and yeast. Others do not wear any clothing made from animal products.

Important:Take some time to figure out for yourself, what group you will belong to when you become a vegetarian. You will want to consider both dietary and ethical reasons for choosing this lifestyle.

hope this helps.

Answer 10

a vegan does not eat anything that lives so fish lives u nt much of a vagen if u eat a living being