[kawaii]

This may related to what Martin had mentioned...

[LiteKeeper]

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[Campion]

For example, the Catholic Church, while recognizing fasts, does not consider it sinful to ignore them, and violates them with a clear conscience.

Very nice essay, but he probably should have left this part out.

Abstinence from meat is required under penalty of sin on Fridays during Lent. Abstinence and canonical fast is required under penalty of sin on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Fridays outside Lent which aren't solemnities are penitential days which are to be observed by some sort of self-denial, and arguably that is also under penalty of sin.