I'm not a Roman Catholic, but am interested in the strange customs, behaviors, and beliefs of devout people and the psychology that drives them to follow ancient mores. For this reason, I read a great deal. It turns out the Vatican II modification does allow the consumption of meat on Friday. read more
Roman Catholics may eat one large meal and two small meals that combined are still smaller than the large meal on good Friday. Neither of these meals may contain meat, but fish is allowed. Meat is defined as the flesh of warm-blooded land dwelling animals- yes, waterfowl are considered meat, although beavers and muskrats are not. read more
Under the current rules for fasting and abstinence in the Catholic Church, Good Friday is a day of abstinence from all meat and foods made with meat for all Catholics age 14 and over. read more
Catholics ages 14 and older are expected to abstain from eating meat (not sex) on Ash Wednesday, all Fridays during Lent and Good Friday, unless a solemnity falls on one of those days. “Meat” doesn’t include all animal products, though. read more