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Old 04-14-2006, 03:33 AM  
bjjb
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Originally Posted by Linkster
It was a tradition of "penance" that Catholics started not eating meat on Fridays (which is the standard day of penance in the religion) to take away what was considered a pleasure in the past.
It was never a "requirement" and most have dropped it in the last 50 years but it is still "requested" during Lent and Ash Wednesday.
From the same religion that requires preists to be celebate, yet covers up when they get caught diddling little boys. Yeah, im gonna listen to the no meat thing
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