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Posted on 03/27/2013 1:17:45 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
Catholics around the world have been celebrating the announcement of Pope Francis. Now catholics in Louisiana have one more reason to celebrate: they can eat alligator during the abstaining days of Lent.
According to NPR, the alligator was officially sanctioned as a member of the seafood group three years ago after Jim Piculas wrote a letter to Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans asking to settle a debate among his friends. The Archbishop responded saying, "Yes, the alligator's considered in the fish family, and I agree with you — God has created a magnificent creature that is important to the state of Louisiana, and it is considered seafood."
The reptile is a favorite among residents of Lousiana, especially in New Orleans, where you can find it in everything from po boy sandwiches to cheesecake at Jacques-Imo's. Because the question comes up in Louisiana every year during Lent, when Catholics around the world may eat seafood but no other meat on Fridays, Piculas posted the archbishop's letter on Facebook and it went viral.
As New Orleans is also a shrimp town, this is welcome news for Jay Nix, owner of the Parkway Bakery. During Lent, seafood orders at Parkway are high in demand, reaching 3,400 pounds of shrimp per day. He hopes news of alligator being approved as seafood will "take some pressure off of our shrimp sales."
Your post 8 is an insult to those who believe in the real presence in Holy Eucharist.
If gators can eat Catholics on Fridays, I say let Catholics return the favor.
If your feelings are so sensitive you cannot stand anything but complete agreement then flee to the comfort and protection of a caucus.
Frog legs for the French, whales for the Japanese, Fish for everyone!
Substituting lobster for sirloin sounds like the kind of fasting rule we could all follow.
I believe the answer lies in the original creation. Was the alligator created with the fish and birds or with the creepy crawly things the next day? Is whale meat fish or meat?
You brought it up, and have been dodging ever since, including now.
To the tens of thousands who died due to AIDS contaminated blood evil would seem a very mild epithet.
But if you wish to debate the virtues and vices of transfusions here’s your opportunity.
Well Cronos? You’ll have to write louder, I can’t hear you.
No, you’ve won the avoid the subject game.
Now that's funny! A Catholic accusing someone of making religion more complicated than it should be.
Relax. I was talking about other Catholics.
And have a blessed Easter.
you want to debate the beliefs of ur Jehovah’s Witnesses?
If there is something else you feel qualified to debate, name it, but do not attempt to rewrite my words for me.
Well this last Friday, they ate some Eagles. And tomorrow they'll dine on some Wolverine meat.
Do pay attention here, please. I said, “But if you wish to debate the virtues and vices of your Jehovah’s Witness beliefs here’s your opportunity”
Exactly what belief would you like to discuss, specifically?
Would you have anything against JW's eating alligator on Fridays, or during Lent? What if JW's put themselves on the line in protest of providing blood transfusions to alligators in need?
Or would it be better if JW's were feed to the alligators? Myself, I wouldn't go that far, but have dumped their materials in the circular file cabinets a time or three.
But what could any of that sort of thing have to do with Swamp Peoples just trying to make it through another day alive, unless they were JW's, or trying to use JW's for gator bait on a Friday, or during Lent?
Who's side are you on, anyway? Either you're with the Swamp Peoples or you're with the alligators. Can't have it both ways, though it may be a heart-rending choice to make when it comes to either providing for, or denying blood transfusions to the alligators.
But then again, love can find a way, I suppose...
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