[terycarl]

I know, but I hated going to mass. I was an alter boy,

I thought I didn't want to say a bunch of meaningless words, in a language I did not understand. Now, I also have a nice steak, or some good roast beef on Friday. Mmmm, good meat. Love it. I think I will do it again this Friday.

First, be VERY careful of calling yourself an "ALTER BOY"...that would call into question your gender identity...it is altar boy that I assume that you meant.You have the benefit of the doubt on that one :)

Meaningless words that you did not understand.....Hmmmmm, the original Bible was written in Greek or Hebrew, or Aramaic and later translated into Latin in the Vulgate....but oh well, just a lot of mumbo jumbo and you were VERY immature at the time...

Steak on Friday/// One of my favorites and the rule (just a rule) of abstinance was lifted many years ago. It was just to instill, in faithful Catholics, a slight sense of a penitential act to maybe help remove the overwhelming sin of pride that so many exhibit.....just saying.

[Mark17]

First, be VERY careful of calling yourself an "ALTER BOY"...that would call into question your gender identity...it is altar boy that I assume that you meant.You have the benefit of the doubt on that one :)

LOL. You got me on that one. A spelling error, but it doesn't "alter" the truth. I did not like speaking Latin, and I hated Latin in High School too. Those nuns that taught Latin, couldn't speak it either. I just wanted to play hockey, because I enjoyed smashing into people. Made me feel good. After I left the Catholic Church, I lost that aggressiveness and took up snow skiing. I gave up the dead works. You can do dead works if you want, I choose not to. 😄😇😃😀😊

[boatbums]

Steak on Friday/// One of my favorites and the rule (just a rule) of abstinance was lifted many years ago. It was just to instill, in faithful Catholics, a slight sense of a penitential act to maybe help remove the overwhelming sin of pride that so many exhibit.....just saying.

Only for some, that act of "penitence" WAS, in itself, an act of pride. Jesus told His followers:

Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. "But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. (Matt. 6:16-18)

My Mom's family was from New Orleans. Having to eat seafood on Friday was a TREAT! ☺

[metmom]

Steak on Friday/// One of my favorites and the rule (just a rule) of abstinance was lifted many years ago. It was just to instill, in faithful Catholics, a slight sense of a penitential act to maybe help remove the overwhelming sin of pride that so many exhibit.....just saying.

It clearly didn't work.

[Mark17]

Steak on Friday/// One of my favorites and the rule (just a rule) of abstinance was lifted many years ago.

BTW TC, I forgot to ask. I was told by the priests and nuns, that it was a mortal sin to eat meat on Friday. Now, I understand, when many people are involved, there will be variations in doctrines, but that is what they told me. Malachi 3:6 says I am the Lord, I change not. I know you say it was just a rule, whatever that means, but I was told it was a mortal sin. So, if it was a mortal sin at one time, did God change His mind, so it wan't a mortal sin anymore? Is it just a venial sin now, or no sin at all? I always envied my evangelical friends, who were eating good meat, while I was stuck eating perch. I hated perch.

[Elsie]

First, be VERY careful of calling yourself an "ALTER BOY"...that would call into question your gender identity...

Aren't you supposed to save this for ME; Sweetie?

[Elsie]

... an "ALTER BOY"...

You talkin' to ME???

(I've HATED rubber bands since I was 6 weeks old!)