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Traditional Catholic Faith => Anσnymσus Posts Allowed => Topic started by: Änσnymσus on November 27, 2017, 02:02:23 PM
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This is probably one of the most stupid questions ever (which is why it's in the anonymous forum):
-Is brushing your teeth breaking the fast because toothpaste has some sugar [saccharine] in it?
A simple yes or no will greatly help, sorry just overly scrupulous.
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No, it does not break the fast. Even during Lent, drinking veggie juice, tea and/or coffee does not break the fast. Generally, only those things which would commonly be understood to be "food" would break the fast.
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Not stupid. Answer is no...unless you're deliberately eating toothpaste. If so, you need to see a doctor because you have PICA.
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The proper way to understand breaking the fast is the way you eat: food in mouth, chewed, and then swallowed. If it doesn’t meet this criteria, it’s not breaking the fast.
I do believe that it’s still 1 hour rule for nothing but water and medicine but I could be wrong.
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The proper way to understand breaking the fast is the way you eat: food in mouth, chewed, and then swallowed. If it doesn’t meet this criteria, it’s not breaking the fast.
I do believe that it’s still 1 hour rule for nothing but water and medicine but I could be wrong.
No, I agree with the above; it's not a stupid question. Some Traditional Catholics are confused about the fast. The general rule is between the age of reason and 59. I'm well over 59 but I still observe the fast anyway. I guess it depends on the state of one's health. No, you're not wrong about medicine and water.
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St. Thomas held that something must be ingested per modum cibi ... in the manner of food. So, for instance, if you accidentally swallow a bit of mouthwash or some food that gets dislodged form your teeth, etc. that's not considered "eating". So it's based on a common sense understanding of the human activity called "eating". Swallowing a bit of toothpase is NOT eating in the commonly-understood meaning of the term. Church law is based on common sense.
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St. Thomas held that something must be ingested per modum cibi ... in the manner of food. So, for instance, if you accidentally swallow a bit of mouthwash or some food that gets dislodged form your teeth, etc. that's not considered "eating". So it's based on a common sense understanding of the human activity called "eating". Swallowing a bit of toothpase is NOT eating in the commonly-understood meaning of the term. Church law is based on common sense.
I've actually heard you could swallow a button off of your clothes and it would not affect the fast because a button is not considered eadible.
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Use baking soda.