Is the Pope Catholic? 

Sarcastic response to another question for which the obvious answer is "yes." See also bear shit in the woods.

"Hey man, do you want a beer?"

"Is the Pope Catholic?"

Is the Pope Catholic? by Writer@large May 30, 2006

is the Pope Catholic? 

obviously, of course, definitely yes, are you fucking kidding me?

This nonsense retort to a stupid or rhetorical question is often mixed with another popular expression - "does a bear shit in the woods?" - to produce variants like "is the bear catholic? does the Pope do it in the woods?"

"Did she come on to me?" he said. "Hey, is the Pope Catholic? Is Bill Gates rich? Of course she came on to me."

The little boy's father walked into the kitchen and asked his son if he was ready to do some fishing. "Does the Pope live in the woods? Is the bear Catholic?" the little boy answered.

is the Pope Catholic? by Colourful English May 23, 2006

is the pope catholic? 

obviously, of course, definitely yes, are you fucking kidding me?
This nonsense retort to a stupid or rhetorical question is often mixed with another popular expression - "does a bear shit in the woods?" - to produce variants like "is the bear catholic? does the Pope do it in the woods?"

"Did she come on to me?" he said. "Hey, is the Pope Catholic? Is Bill Gates rich? Of course she came on to me."

The little boy's father walked into the kitchen and asked his son if he was ready to do some fishing. "Does the Pope live in the woods? Is the bear Catholic?" the little boy answered.

is the pope catholic? by Colourful English May 16, 2006

Is the pope catholic? 

(variants: polish may replace catholic) Isn't the answer to your question very obvious; That was a stupid question (The variant form was used since the accession of John Paul II)

Manny: Do you still have a cold?

Mindy: Is the pope catholic?

Is the pope catholic? by Light Joker May 31, 2006