A major schism not seen since that Jew-hating prick nailed his 95 complaints to the door of a church erupted Friday as the Archdioceses of Boston and Chicago found themselves on the opposite sides of whether it was okay for their Irish parishioners to eat corned beef as St Patrick’s Day fell on a Friday during Lent, Boston saying yes and Chicago saying no, ABC 7 Chicago reports.
“Given the importance of this feast in the life of the Archdiocese and in the lives of many Catholics, Cardinal Seán is granting a dispensation from the Friday Lenten abstinence on March 17, 2023, to those who wish to take advantage of this opportunity,” said the Boston Archdiocese in a statement.
“Catholics who find themselves at an event where meat is served in celebrating St Patrick may in good conscience substitute the general rule of abstinence with another form of penance or a significant act of charity that benefits the poor,” said the Chicago Archdiocese, which doesn’t actually sound like a proscription but who are we to interpret the word of “God” without the collar?