A sin is committed. It is a seirous (mortal) sin if the person is above the age of 14 and does not have a special dispensation, knows that it was a sin to do so, and ate meat anyways.
It is a venial sin if it was done by accident (but not through carelessness) or without really understanding this. And of course, there is no sin if it was not done with any consent of the will.
In the case of a mortal sin, a confession is needed. In the case of venial sin, a confession is a good idea, but not required. A normal act of contrition and some self-specified penance is needed.
Lent is the Christian equivalent of Ramadan. As far as Catholics are concerned you don't eat meat on any Friday never mind lent. It doesn't mean you are doomed to hell it just means you should eat fish on a Friday. You would not be condemned to hell if you had an allergy. God is supposed to be all knowing and understanding.
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Catholic AnswerYou only condemn yourself to hell by dying in mortal sin. There are three things necessary for a mortal sin: 1) serious matter, 2) knowledge 3) and full consent of the will. If one of these is missing or imperfect the sin is less than mortal, and would not condemn you to hell. We assume that eating meat on Friday would be a serious matter as the Church has required this of you (if you completed your fourteen year), so you must have the knowledge that you should comply with this law and knowingly break it.Friday is chosen in commemoration of Good Friday. You cannot abstain on a different day of the week and substitute.
For example, going to Mas on Sunday is an obligation. If you go to Mass on Thursday, you still have to go on Sunday.
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Fridays during Lent.
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If you are Catholic, you are bound by Catholic discipline. Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence and we cannot eat meat, this has not changed.
Not quite. Its 14 years or older to not eat meat on Fridays in Lent. From ages 8 to 13 it is ok to.
sort of (during lent you can eat it on fridays)
People aged 14 or older are not allowed to eat meat on Fridays during Lent.
No, all warm blooded meat and products made from it are forbidden on Fridays.
Yes it is ok to eat meat during Lent, but advised not too.
Yes, alligators are not warm blooded animals. Meat from warm blooded animals is not to be eaten on Fridays in Lent.
Yes, Catholics may eat pies during Lent unless they are meat pies and those may not be eaten on Fridays during Lent.
Catholics do not eat meat of Fridays during lent in remembrance of the day of Jesus Christ's sacrifice for humanity. It is a form of penance to honor and worship God. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends of Easter Sunday. Lent lasts 40 days (not counting Sundays).