Alligator Meat OK for Lent?

With all the talk of the propriety of observing Lent these days, I thought it might help to know that should you choose to do so, the Archbishop of New Orleans has approved the eating of alligator during the Lenten season.  The reason is, as he states, alligator is "in the fish family" and considered "seafood" (h.t. Gene Veith).

Well, that settles it . . . 

Comments

[RubeRad]

I've had gator, and it is a little fishy, kind of like halfway between fish and chicken. Which maybe isn't surprising, since a lizard is kind of like halfway between a fish and a bird.

[Justin]

http://archive.org/details/EnglishpopishCeremonies

[Bobby]

I object!! The good Reverend should consult with a biologist (approved by the Vatican of course) first and it appears to me that he does not want to adversely impact the gator industry :)

[Brian Davilla]

Gator is a delicacy down here, though I haven't gravitated to it. I never gave much thought to it's food category, though I'm inclined to think of it in "meaty" terms!