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Does Chocolate Break an Ecclesiastical Fast?

Antonio de Leon Pinelo
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“Antonio de Leon Pinelo, who in 1636 wrote a book with the catchy title, which is all our listeners will know, is does chocolate break an ecclesiastical fast? A moral question.”

Sentiment: Deep Dive
Trigger: chocolate and ecclesiastical fast
For: Historians and those interested in religious studies
Key quote: “he wrote a book with the catchy title, , which is all our listeners will know, is does chocolate break an ecclesiastical fast?”
The host discusses the historical debate surrounding chocolate's classification as a food or drink and its implications for religious fasting. This leads to a mention of Antonio de Leon Pinelo's book, which addresses whether chocolate breaks an ecclesiastical fast, highlighting the cultural and moral questions of the time.