It’s funny how people will accept any kind of food restrictions when they believe it’s for their physical benefit, but the idea of a spiritual discipline is something else again.
Like Msgr. Pope, full disclosure ... I’m an on-again, off-again anorexic, so fasting isn’t the smartest thing for me. It doesn’t take much to trip the switch for “Let me show you how little I can eat.” Prayer and almsgiving are safer.
People aren't consistent, are they?
Prayer and almsgiving are not only safer, they are FAR easier, especially for me. No sacrifice.