Dawkins plans to arrest the Pope. No, really!

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**mattyrm**

Yeah i have to agree with Orlanth, its simply not correct to say that only Catholics understand it and the rest of us are just a bunch of outsiders. I mean, im not a gay, but im pretty sure i know whats involved to become one............... You need an old washing up bottle, an empty cereal box and some green string.

**Orlanth**

Thanks, but you are only seeing the issue Frazzie did. I phrased my obtuse question as a social commentary, because it would be interesting to know what people think. This has unfortunately been ignored by repeated failure to grasp the point until the question was buried half a page down.

When analysing social memes you get a better more honest answer if you use an obtuse question and only partly clarify it. Too late for that now but a conscious answer is still helpful.

Do you think people will now stop saying 'Is the pope Catholic' as a way of saying 'obviously yes' in general conversation. Will it take on a sarcastic new meaning such as 'obviously not' or as I believe start to disappear?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=is%20the%20pope%20catholic%3F

**Manchu**

Nothing will happen to that phrase.

**Soladrin**

Yea.. I really don't see how such a phrase is related to the issue.

**Monster Rain**

I'm struggling to understand it myself.

**Orlanth**

Well if you cannot even see the connection that is a useful answer of itself. Thanks.

**Frazzled**

Orlanth wrote:Well if you cannot even see the connection that is a useful answer of itself. Thanks.

No, its impact upon the phrase "is the Pope Catholic" will have absolutely no impact.