Most of you have heard that there is a new Pope. There is a rather funny expression in the English language: “Is the Pope Catholic?”.

This is used when one is replying to someone who asked a question, the answer to which should be very obvious. In other words, instead of actually answering yes or no the question, one can just say, “Is the Pope Catholic?”.

Don’t worry, nobody, even Catholics (or even the Pope), will get offended if you say this. Here is an example: some guys are relaxing at a bar and looking at a very nice lady at the other end of the bar, sitting all by herself. One of the guys asks his friend, “Would you like to go on a date with that nice lady?”. The friend, since he obviously would like to go on a date with her, says with a big smile, “Is the Pope Catholic?”. The reason this expression works is because it is obvious that the new Pope and any others before and after are indeed Catholic. So if someone asks you a question where the answer is clear (and they should probably actually know the answer anyway 🙂 ) then just ask them in return, “Is the Pope Catholic?”. Have fun with it!

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