Question:
I was told that the Bible and the Catholic Church teach that eating meat is a sin and we should all be vegans. Is this true?
Answer:
No, neither the Church nor the Bible says that eating meat is a sin.
In the book of Acts, St. Peter is instructed by God to slaughter and eat any animal (15:9-15).
The Church asks us to abstain from eating meat on the Fridays of Lent as a penance, but that is not because eating meat is inherently sinful.
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