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A quote attributed to Pope Francis that appears to downplay Lenten fasting has been making the rounds on social media.
“Eat whatever you want for Easter, the sacrifice is not in the stomach, but in the heart,” the passage begins.
Well, there’s your first clue that it did not come from the supreme pontiff. Catholics can eat whatever they want for Easter, and do so joyfully in honor of Christ’s resurrection. It’s Lent that includes rules for fasting and abstinence.
According to the USCCB, “Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.” The fasting rule applies to Catholics ages 18 to 59, and abstinence to those 14 and older.
Pope Francis actually did say this on Ash Wednesday, “[To return to the heart] means looking within ourselves and acknowledging our real identity, removing the masks we so often wear, slowing the frantic pace of our lives and embracing life and the truth of who we are.” Lent invites us to stop acting, the pope said, and return “to the reality of who we are.”
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“Eat whatever you want for Easter, the sacrifice is not in the stomach, but in the heart,” the passage begins.
Well, there’s your first clue that it did not come from the supreme pontiff. Catholics can eat whatever they want for Easter, and do so joyfully in honor of Christ’s resurrection. It’s Lent that includes rules for fasting and abstinence.
According to the USCCB, “Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.” The fasting rule applies to Catholics ages 18 to 59, and abstinence to those 14 and older.
Pope Francis actually did say this on Ash Wednesday, “[To return to the heart] means looking within ourselves and acknowledging our real identity, removing the masks we so often wear, slowing the frantic pace of our lives and embracing life and the truth of who we are.” Lent invites us to stop acting, the pope said, and return “to the reality of who we are.”
The spirit versus the letter
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The latest fake Pope Francis quote is a wakeup call
A quote attributed to Pope Francis that appears to downplay Lenten fasting has been making the rounds on social media.
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