Now what are you telling me, that you were also convinced it was a sin to eat meat on Friday?
If these catholics you knew got upset if they got meat in their soup, why were they upset it they didn't think it was a sin?
I think you are giving me a run around on this, and I wish you would stop and start being honest. Did you ever on a weekly basis keep meatless Friday, and would you have considered it a sin if you had intentionally eaten it, and if you had eaten it, would you have to include it in your confessional?