Not for the Flesh: A 600-Year-Old Vegan Catholic Tradition of Animal Liberation

Being raised as an ethical vegetarian in the West meant being in the minority. It rarely caused tension, but when it did, people would sometimes push on my dietary choices by turning to the scriptures. &ldquo;But God put animals on Earth for us!&rdquo; I was told more than once over the years. And so I grew up taking it for granted that my family&rsquo;s choices were not just exotic, but alien to…