[Sca-cooks] a Lenten question-

[Laura C. Minnick]

At 05:55 AM 2/9/2005, you wrote:

>When you look at the RC point of view, you are only looking at part of that
>church,
>
>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09152a.htm  <--- catholic point of view
>
>http://www.byzantines.net/feasts/lent/greatfast.htm  <-- Byzantine point 
>of view
>
>Folks have to remember that at the time Lent was set down, the Catholic church
>hadn't fully split yet.  The Byzantine church has different rules:
>
>They are only meat free on every Friday in Lent, and Meat, Egg and Dairy free
>on the first day of Lent and Good Friday.
>
>I think Lanie could follow that Lent.

Well, not if I am trying to understand what it would have been like for 
Elaine, in western France, in 1405. Kinda not Byzantium. :-/)

'Lainie
-already jonesing for chocolate. Oh, the humanity!
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O it is excellent to have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous To use it 
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