Lent and chocolate

At the Busted Halo website maintained by the Paulist Fathers, we learn this amazing fact:

LENT AND CHOCOLATE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER!

For countless people — both Catholic and non-Catholic — Lent has somehow become known as the time of year for giving up chocolate. Why? Well, the truth is, nobody really seems to know for sure, but unless a Gnostic gospel according to Willy Wonka is discovered in a cave somewhere we’re pretty sure that simply removing all cocoa-related products from your diet doesn’t necessarily deepen your spiritual life.
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In order to rescue Lent from the chocolate-abstinence zombie that lives inside many of us, Busted Halo® decided to approach the season from a completely different perspective and actually give chocolate away to our readers during Lent.

To figure this out, go here.