Here is the question I asked that you ignore time and again. Why won’t you answer?
Why must there be a strict Biblical instruction for the specific Lenten acts of penance, prayers or for almsgiving? All three sets of pius practices and spiritual exercise are themselves clearly Biblical, no?
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I have answered several times, and you have apparently missed them. I am not objecting to the practices you mentioned. There is certainly Biblical support for them. What I am objecting to is the alleged "season" of Lent, as if there was Biblical support for it. There is not. And there are many who believe that these "sacrifices" are obligatory. I certainly spoke to a lot of Roman Catholic soldiers during my years as an Army chaplain who were under the impression that the practices of Lent were obligatory. The fact is, they are not. Doesn't mean we don't do those things, but they have no value if not done completely voluntarily.