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Originally Posted by Schaumburger
That rule was changed when I was a child...I remember up to about age 8 or 9 no meat on any Friday regardless if it was Lent or not. I still try to avoid eating meat on Fridays during Lent even though I switched to a different denomination 15 yrs. ago.
Totally off topic, but once Catholics reach a certain age -- 75? are Catholics no longer bound by the "no meat on Fridays during Lent" rule? I told my Dad about that a few months ago and he looked at me like I had grown a third eye (he's a very observant Catholic).
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The TV Catholics that I know of that age (Polish-Americans from the Chgo North Side) all observe the no meat on Friday in Lent rule. However, that doesn't mean that they are not exempt because of their age; it's just what they do.
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