Devout Catholics with a penchant for eating alligator can sleep easily this Lent after it emerged that one conscientious parishioner gained approval from the Archbishop of New Orleans on that matter. The Catholic News Agency has obtained an unusual letter, written in 2010 by Archbishop Gregory Aymond, reassuring one in his parish: “Concerning the question if alligator is acceptable to eat during the Lenten season … yes, the alligator is considered in the fish family.” The arc
20 March 2014, The Tablet
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