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fishwax

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19. the archdiocese didn't really say no
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:30 PM
Feb 2020

A spokesman said that one risks missing the spirit of anstaining from meat if they're eating a veggie burger to cheat the system. That's all.

The original Chicago Tribune article is clearer about it: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-beyond-impossible-burger-fake-meat-lent-20200225-ldbyyq74lzadzgmiqhcdaqmuo4-story.html

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WTF Thomas Hurt Feb 2020 #1
exactly still_one Feb 2020 #2
Because suffering is the point FiveGoodMen Feb 2020 #8
lol still_one Feb 2020 #22
then you just fast, not do any of this half-assed no meat thing... Thomas Hurt Feb 2020 #32
Its awful, mmbrevo Feb 2020 #61
But they can eat expensive fish and seafood? LisaM Feb 2020 #3
Must have gotten a kickback from Mrs. Paul's Freddie Feb 2020 #4
Or conglomerate owned Gortons. TheBlackAdder Feb 2020 #21
I would love to see their faces when they die maxrandb Feb 2020 #5
Hmm... Newest Reality Feb 2020 #6
OMG!! Laughing so hard I'm crying! Thanks for making my day!! cornball 24 Feb 2020 #11
Oh... Newest Reality Feb 2020 #13
Welp... mbusby Feb 2020 #34
LOL - I must share this! KT2000 Feb 2020 #49
That makes no sense at all C_U_L8R Feb 2020 #7
They don't want anyone finding a loophole in their absolute power over us FiveGoodMen Feb 2020 #10
It is about making a sacrifice. Newest Reality Feb 2020 #15
Beans are not meat C_U_L8R Feb 2020 #23
Ok. Newest Reality Feb 2020 #30
What bias? A vegetable patty is not meat. That's the plain reality of it. C_U_L8R Feb 2020 #35
If I were to say... Newest Reality Feb 2020 #39
I reshape my veggie burger into a fish stick C_U_L8R Feb 2020 #43
It is personal... Newest Reality Feb 2020 #50
Nom nom nomaste :-) C_U_L8R Feb 2020 #54
Tashi Delek! Newest Reality Feb 2020 #56
It's like Mossfern Feb 2020 #37
Yes, it is about making a sacrifce, and if they were talking Impossible Burgers, I'd see the point. LisaM Feb 2020 #27
Fish sticks or bust. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #9
party poopers trof Feb 2020 #12
Recalling George Carlin Zambero Feb 2020 #14
"I had a baloney sandwich." Kingofalldems Feb 2020 #24
Here, 2 patties for $6, it's a bit pricey irisblue Feb 2020 #16
As my mother used to say frazzled Feb 2020 #17
It's really not about the meat, but about making a sacrifice Goodheart Feb 2020 #18
I'm not sure salmon or shrimp or a filet o fish is a bigger sacrifice than fishwax Feb 2020 #20
Of course they're not. Like I said, religion is dumb. Goodheart Feb 2020 #25
the archdiocese didn't really say no fishwax Feb 2020 #19
RawStory strikes again jberryhill Feb 2020 #26
Succinct. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #28
Yes, but it got more hits than Manson was the lead drummer of the monkeys still_one Feb 2020 #62
Heh jberryhill Feb 2020 #64
+++. I do appreciate your words of wisdom. Seriously still_one Feb 2020 #67
Ah, thank you, that clears it up! LisaM Feb 2020 #29
Let's have Lobster instead nini Feb 2020 #31
If you are a member of an indigenous tribe, can you eat marine mammals on Fridays in Lent? jberryhill Feb 2020 #36
A sacrifice... Mendocino Feb 2020 #33
These are literally made from plants. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #38
I had two juicy pork sausages for breakfast, before I remembered it was Ash Wednesday, so that OnDoutside Feb 2020 #40
You're making me hungry. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #46
Rashers, two fried eggs, black and white pudding, a mound of toast and a mug of tea. OnDoutside Feb 2020 #51
You have no heart. You shall be plagued by buckets of unsalted, room temperature oatmeal. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #53
"I had Fish and Chips for dinner though !" Mariana Feb 2020 #65
It was...well maybe not for me ! I got it in the neck from my 13 year old OnDoutside Feb 2020 #69
I'm guessing seitan would be right out, as well al bupp Feb 2020 #41
In the same way a cracker transubstantiates into the meat... ret5hd Feb 2020 #42
"Transubstantiation: The REAL Impossible Burger" tishaLA Feb 2020 #47
Oh man...you know we're the going to hell. ret5hd Feb 2020 #66
So it's still ok to gnaw on those little chunks of Jesus? Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #48
... leftstreet Feb 2020 #52
In compliance with religion in general MyNameGoesHere Feb 2020 #44
This is like during Passover tishaLA Feb 2020 #45
Fish: Meat Without Feet DinahMoeHum Feb 2020 #55
lololol, and people wonder why I am an atheist Celerity Feb 2020 #57
I gave up Church for Lent years ago. N/t alarimer Feb 2020 #58
Do priests have to give up edhopper Feb 2020 #59
Just one more of the 18,257 reasons I am an athiest. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2020 #60
Yet the same Archdiocese (and many others) said it was ok to eat corned beef the last time Tanuki Feb 2020 #63
Meh, beats having them try to tell you Dagstead Bumwood Feb 2020 #68
Whatta dope. Mc Mike Feb 2020 #70
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