No, it's also about insulin cycles and metabolism.  I always find myself gaining weight during Lent even though my total calorie consumption goes down.  My wife (through my father-in-law) inherited a genetic disposition where they have a hard time gaining weight even when they try.  My oldest son takes after them.  He can (and does) pack away 5,000 calories a day without gaining an ounce of body weight.  I, on the other hand, need merely look at a piece of cake to put on a pound.

Also, carbs can be a factor.  Carbs tend to be cheap, so if you're trying to save money (or don't have a lot), you tend to eat more carbs, and those increase body weight.

So it's incredibly unfair (and borderline slanderous) to extrapolate from body weight to virtue or the lack thereof.  As I said, my son cannot be confused with being extremely temperate and virtuous, and yet he's rail thin.  On the other hand, there are people constantly on diets and calorie restrictions and fasting who just can't keep the weight off.

No, it's also about insulin cycles and metabolism.  I always find myself gaining weight during Lent even though my total calorie consumption goes down.  My wife (through my father-in-law) inherited a genetic disposition where they have a hard time gaining weight even when they try.  My oldest son takes after them.  He can (and does) pack away 5,000 calories a day without gaining an ounce of body weight.  I, on the other hand, need merely look at a piece of cake to put on a pound.

Also, carbs can be a factor.  Carbs tend to be cheap, so if you're trying to save money (or don't have a lot), you tend to eat more carbs, and those increase body weight.

So it's incredibly unfair (and borderline slanderous) to extrapolate from body weight to virtue or the lack thereof.  As I said, my son cannot be confused with being extremely temperate and virtuous, and yet he's rail thin.  On the other hand, there are people constantly on diets and calorie restrictions and fasting who just can't keep the weight off.

I completely agree. Except it can't be slanderous when no name was given. Slander is about purposely lying, not just having an unfavorable opinion, about an individual so as to damage their good name. We shouldn't throw around words willy-nilly. Anyhow if you took 100 people and restricted their caloric intake by 25%, most of them would lose weight. It's not magic. So there you have it. You know what they say about exceptions and the general rule.

I understand your point but some say St Thomas Aquinas as well as St Theresa of Avila were a bit “round”.  St Padre Pio as well as some Friars at San Giovanni developed a belly in their later years.

We shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.  Father Feelgood with the large belly, nice car and confey rectory may carry a heavier cross than you can imagine.

I don't understand the point of this thread. Are you the same genius who started the other thread about how much priests drink? Now it's how much they eat? What business is any of this of yours? Honestly people ...

The true virtue is what kind of a person you are rather than whether you are a fat or skinny person. What good would it do you if you have the "perfect weight" and still go to hell?

This is a seriously stupid post.

I understand your point but some say St Thomas Aquinas as well as St Theresa of Avila were a bit “round”.  St Padre Pio as well as some Friars at San Giovanni developed a belly in their later years.

We shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.  Father Feelgood with the large belly, nice car and confey rectory may carry a heavier cross than you can imagine.

It's perfectly normal to put on a bit of a belly in middle age. That's not to say that it's fine to be obese, but this jumping to conclusions that everyone with extra pounds is a glutton is silly.