Yeah, but just think of all the gay members they will add!
Churches are a funny piece of work sometimes. For years I was told I would go to hell for eating meat on Friday. Then suddenly I was told it was fine.
I immediately wondered about all the poor people who had eaten meat the Friday before my Catholic Church changed its mind.
Which led to me wonder how men (Church hierarchy) could send me to hell or not at their whim.
Which led to me leaving organized religion as I realized organized religion has no purpose related to next plane, and can only operate on this plane. And since earthly churches are run by men, they are doomed to introduce error. If they didn’t intorduce error, they would never change.
Best to go straight to the Source, I decided. Much more dependable.
Catholics are still required to fast from meat on Fridays. An exception is made for anyone 60 or over because people of that age often find it much more difficult to eat the necessary amount of food.
Also, the fast was originally meant for the wealthy who could sit all day and indulge themselves in any way they wanted. Those laboring in the fields who were lucky to eat anything were dispensed.