Something's fishg about religion...

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• Bonehead@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not just fish. Catholics are allowed to eat beaver too, since it's technically a fish in their eyes.

  No, really...I only wish I was making this up...

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  • Usernamealreadyinuse@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    …scientificamerican.com/…/once-upon-a-time-the-ca…

    This is gold!

    So in the 17th century, the Bishop of Quebec approached his superiors in the Church and asked whether his flock would be permitted to eat beaver meat on Fridays during Lent, despite the fact that meat-eating was forbidden. Since the semi-aquatic rodent was a skilled swimmer, the Church declared that the beaver was a fish. Being a fish, beaver barbeques were permitted throughout Lent. Problem solved!

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    • Nikls94@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Which was wrong from the beginning, since it’s only allowed to eat “things without breath”.

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  • Fudoshin@feddit.uk ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Venezuelans also eat capybara for the same reason.

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  • ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ever heard of “Maultaschen”?

    One of their origin stories is, that a monk created them so he can secretly eat meat on Fridays. Since the meat was cut very small and “hidden” in the dough between vegetables and other stuff, God wouldn’t be able to see it. That’s why it’s also called “Herrgottsbscheißerle” in swabian which roughly translates to “small cheater on God”.

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    • Rubanski@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So God can’t look through pasta dough? So you could theoretically make a “sin den” with pasta wallpaper and be safe from God’s wrath?

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    • TurtleTourParty@midwest.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In Modica, Sicily they have a chocolate dessert with minced beef called 'Mpanatigghi which has a similar story.

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  • Neato@ttrpg.network ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The idea that fish is ok makes no sense. It makes sense from the fact that denying easy protein to a culture living in a desert on the ocean would NEVER fly. But not in any way for categorization.

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  • jaschen@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I honestly thought you were lying until…i looked it up. Thats dumb and sad at the same time.

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• FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Fun fact: The McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish was invented for Catholics so they could still go to McDonald’s on Fridays.

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  • TheTetrapod@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Secondary Fun Fact: It was created by a franchise owner, against the wishes of CEO Ray Kroc, who had created a sandwich with grilled pineapple as a meat substitute for that purpose.

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    • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yep! The Hula Burger! Something tells me Kroc got that one wrong.

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• Taniwha420@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Catholics every Friday.

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• baggins@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Mmmmm mercury

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• MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The Tasmanian trout lady was just catholic. It all makes sense now

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