As far as abstinence is concerned, fish is not considered as meat.
sort of (during lent you can eat it on fridays)
Fish is fish. It's not considered meat because during Lent when you can't eat meat you eat fish instead!
Yes, Catholics may eat pies during Lent unless they are meat pies and those may not be eaten on Fridays during Lent.
Catholics eat fish on fridays during lent as a sacrifice because Jesus went 40 days in the desert without food.
I have no idea why a person would want to eat frog legs but, yes, they may do so on meatless days during Lent.
Yes, with the exception of Ash Wednesday when meat may not be eaten.
i believe it is any animal. my family practices not eating meat on good friday, but we do eat meat on lent. i know that where im from, it is acceptable to eat fish on good friday, but it may be different where you are
It is perfectly A-okay for Catholics to eat fish during lent. The main reason that Catholics do eat fish is because they are not supposed to eat meat of Fridays during lent. Which is why McDonald's fish fillet is so popular around this time.
It is not required to eat meat or not eat meat during Lent.
Catholics may eat anything they want during Lent, however on all Fridays of the year, and especially during Lent, and on Ash Wednesday they must abstain from flesh meat of animals, which would include muskrat.
you are confusing advent with lent. during advent there are no dietary restrictions , but during lent the faithful may not eat any meat on FRIDAYS and AshWendsday except fish. You also can't eat meat on Fridays throughout the year unless you live in Canada or the United States, where some other penitential act can be substituted .It can be a prayer such as a Rosary or Stations of the Cross or it could be the giving up of something, like watching TV.