English Alternative forms is the Pope a Catholic? Pronunciation Audio (General Australian):(file) Phrase is the Pope Catholic? (colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes. Would you like to go to the beach? ― Is the Pope Catholic? Synonyms does a bear shit in the woods?does Dolly Parton sleep on her back? See also water is wetWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.