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The Hunt for the ‘Turkey Indult’ - SAguide - 11-28-2025
Did Ven. Pope Pius XII issue an indult in 1958 permitting American Catholics to eat turkey on the day after Thanksgiving—i.e., on Friday, a traditional day of abstinence from meat throughout the year?
Or was it actually Pope John XXIII, the man elected to succeed Pius XII a month before Thanksgiving that same year? Or did Pius XII (or John XXIII) simply give U.S. bishops ecclesiastical permission to dispense the faithful from abstaining from turkey the day after Thanksgiving?
Well, like a wonderful Thanksgiving buffet, there seems to be a bit of everything in this matter!
Full article link: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/the-hunt-for-the-turkey-indult