"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 09:35:57 -0800, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
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>>>"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>>> Husband's religion does not allow him to eat meat on Christmas Eve but
>>>> I
>>>> also can not serve his favorite traditional meal of garlic shrimp pasta
>>>> because shrimp is bad for gout. I think last year I just made a super
>>>> garlicky pasta but really can't remember.
>>>
>>>Forgive my ignorance, but what religion is that? I'm curious.
>>
>> Julie's husband is Italian, so I suppose he is Catholic. My MIL is
>> also Catholic and she doesn't eat meat on Fridays or on Christmas Eve,
>> although the rules were changed quite a few years ago, and now meat is
>> allowed.
>>
>> Doris
>
> Yes, that's why I was asking, I know the Catholic religion doesn't
> disallow it anymore, so it's a personal choice, and not the religion. Many
> older Catholics still follow the original rules though. :-)

Do not say that to an Italian American Catholic! At least not the ones in
PA. I learned that very quickly. Just go with the flow.