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To: GonzoII
The Catholic Church says that it is a mortal sin for a Catholic to eat meat on Friday knowingly and wilfully, without a sufficiently grave and excusing reason. Then that Church says that if a man dies in unrepented mortal sin, he will go to hell.

Is this still true?

4 posted on 11/10/2009 2:49:19 PM PST by T Minus Four
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To: T Minus Four

Nope. That has changed.


5 posted on 11/10/2009 2:58:24 PM PST by Pyro7480 ("If you know how not to pray, take Joseph as your master, and you will not go astray." - St. Teresa)
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To: T Minus Four
"Is this still true?"

No, but some type of penance is still required:

Is Friday Penance Required?

12 posted on 11/10/2009 9:18:01 PM PST by GonzoII ("That they may be one...Father")
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