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Lent, Alligators and You

Someone sent me a copy of a letter written by the Archbishop of New Orleans to a member of his flock about eating alligator during Lent.  The answer is “yes”.  You may eat alligator during Lent.
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QUAERITUR: Abstinentia de carne lacertina aut crocodrillina

Ex lectoris e-pistulis extractum:
Reverendo patro Ioanni Zuhlsdorfo discipulus C. salutem et commemorationem in precibus suis. Gratias meas, sivis, ob opum tuam tibi agere volo. [Acceptae.] Mihi, catholico iuveni et discipulo in collegio liberalum artis et liberalum (aut impudicarum) mentum, scripturae … Continue reading

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A headline which invites speculation

Though I double-checked the Holy Father’s private audiences for more information, this curious headline about the General Audience from Vatican Information Service in the Bolletino stimulated in my mind one image after another:
CUBAN CROCODILE AT THE HOLY FATHER’S GENERAL AUDIENCE
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