[areafiftyone]

The vast majority of Catholics today do not know that there is an existing obligation to abstain from meat on all Fridays of the year.

Jeeze I knew that since I was a kid. I guess the Catholics nowadays don't have to go to Mandatory Religious Instruction once a week like I did as a kid. It was required for all Catholic public school kids.

[sassbox]

Oh we had mandatory religious instruction (CCD) every week when I was a kid (80s and 90s). Unfortunately it mostly consisted of self-esteem lessons and art projects and precious little actual religious instruction.

[angcat]

Same here. My whole office does not eat meat on Fridays during lent.