is a bear Catholic

Meaning: (idiomatic,humorous)Obviously!Rhetorical questionin response to a question where the answer is anemphaticyes.1977, Bill Hotchkiss, “January 1, 1975”, inFever in the Earth, Newcastle, Calif.: Blue Oak Press,→ISBN, chapter 10 (Numunana Lives in the Inyo),page234:Ginny: Do you want me? / Isaac: Yes. I want you very much. You don’t need to ask that. / Ginny: You really want me? / Isaac:Is a bear Catholic? / Ginny: What are you talking about? / Isaac: It’s a variation on the old saw—here’s the whole thing.Is a bear Catholic? Does the Pope shit in the woods?1989,Lewis Grizzard, “The Russians Out in the Code”, inChili Dawgs Always Bark at Night, New York, N.Y.:Villard Books,→ISBN, chapter 12 (International Relations),page168:ludlow: “‘Rosebud’ in the third race at Pimlico.” (I’m so tired of Russian food, I could eat a horse.) /me: “This little piggy went to market.” (Before I left home, I went by the Piggly Wiggly supermarket and picked up a couple of cans of pork and beans for the trip. Want some?) /ludlow: “Is a bear Catholic?” (In the name of God, yes.)1993,Robert Mason, chapter 12, inChickenhawk: Back in the World: Life After Vietnam, New York, N.Y.:Viking,→ISBN, part 2 (The Scam),page106:“Take on final supplies. Stock up. Top off the fuel tanks, the water tanks, and stock the food lockers—” / “Andlacervezalocker,sí, Juan?” Ireland laughed. / “Is a bear Catholic, Rámon? Thecervezalocker? Thecervezalocker? This ain’t gonna be an easy trip, not easy, no, but we’re going to be livinggood.” John raised a beer and we touched cans.

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