[Sneer]

Thanks for the correction. I went to a USCCB site and read their entire definition including the last paragraphs which states:

"Finally, if a Catholic's decision against Friday abstinence is defiant in nature, a rebellion against divine law, it may well meet the criteria for sin, possibly even the criteria for mortal sin. By contrast, a Catholic who would willingly do penance if the Church required it, and declines only because his national bishops' conference says is not required, does not incur sin."

"All that said, Holy Mother Church strongly recommends the practice of abstinence from meat on all Fridays of the year."

I will continue to follow Holy Mother Church's strong recommendation as stated by the USCCB in abstaining from meat on all Fridays of the year.

[Maximilian]

I will continue to follow Holy Mother Church's strong recommendation as stated by the USCCB in abstaining from meat on all Fridays of the year.

Sure I agree with you. Our family doesn't eat meat on Friday. The point is that we're not doing it because of any requirement of the American bishops. They have copped out of requiring ANYTHING of American Catholics.

[TradicalRC]

Thanks for the post. I lament that the Church resorts to lawyerspeak on certain issues instead of a yea or nay. This is why Christ grew angry with the scribes. Now we get to hear "strongly recommends" instead of do it and "objectively disordered" instead of sin.