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This Date in History: Meatless Fridays

Tuesday November 18, 2003
November 18, 1966: This was the last Friday on which American Roman Catholics were required to abstain from eating meat. The change was due to a decree made by Pope Paul VI earlier the same year.

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April 5, 2007 at 5:31 am
(1) ric says:

where did this tradition come from( not having meat on friday

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