"are bears Catholic" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-are bears Catholic.wav
Etymology: A combination of the two rhetorical questions is the Pope Catholic? and does a bear shit in the woods? Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} are bears Catholic
  1. (humorous) Synonym of does the Pope shit in the woods (“obviously!”) Tags: humorous Synonyms: does the Pope shit in the woods [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-are_bears_Catholic-en-phrase-nt~M8qID Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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