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Offline Disputaciones

Was milk allowed during Lent before Vatican 2?
« on: December 26, 2020, 12:51:38 PM »
With Lent just around the corner, I wanted to get to the bottom of this issue. 

According to the traditio.com fasting guidelines here, it says you can have milk at any time during fast days, but I don't know where they get that from.

All it says is "as observed since 1952" but they don't give any source.
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Offline Nadir

Re: Was milk allowed during Lent before Vatican 2?
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2020, 01:48:07 PM »
Milk has not been prohibited in my lifetime. I don't believe it has been prohibited in the history of the Church. We are not vegans. We are Catholics.
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Offline Matto

Re: Was milk allowed during Lent before Vatican 2?
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2020, 01:55:40 PM »
Quote from: Nadir on December 26, 2020, 01:48:07 PM
Milk has not been prohibited in my lifetime. I don't believe it has been prohibited in the history of the Church. We are not vegans. We are Catholics.
Milk and cheese and eggs used to be prohibited on some fast days, including Lent. I think it still is in some of the Eastern Rites and it is among some of the Eastern Orthodox. Fasting rules used to be much stricter but the Catholic Church became lenient a little at a time, not just after Vatican II. 
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Offline gladius_veritatis

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Re: Was milk allowed during Lent before Vatican 2?
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2020, 02:01:23 PM »
Quote from: Disputaciones on December 26, 2020, 12:51:38 PM
With Lent just around the corner...

All it says is "as observed since 1952" but they don't give any source.
Lent is just around the corner?

As to your question, I would ask you "Did Vatican II start AFTER 1952?"  

Drink milk; or don't.  Your call.  Chocolate milk is another matter altogether.  ;)
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Offline Disputaciones

Re: Was milk allowed during Lent before Vatican 2?
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2020, 02:29:44 PM »
Quote from: gladius_veritatis on December 26, 2020, 02:01:23 PM
Lent is just around the corner?

As to your question, I would ask you "Did Vatican II start AFTER 1952?"  

Drink milk; or don't.  Your call.  Chocolate milk is another matter altogether.  ;)
It's a month and a half away, that's pretty close. 
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