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Online Ladislaus

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Re: Probably a Stupid Question- Asking Anyway
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2017, 12:13:23 PM »
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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Re: Probably a Stupid Question- Asking Anyway
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2017, 02:16:51 PM »
Quote from: Ladislaus on November 28, 2017, 12:13:23 PM
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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Re: Probably a Stupid Question- Asking Anyway
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2017, 03:09:18 PM »
Use baking soda.
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