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# The Chesterbelloc Hits Left Coast
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/777/
- Published: 2005-04-26T13:18:43.000Z
- Updated: 2005-04-26T13:18:43.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: TWE, #wpChunk

The apocalypse is upon us! The *LA Times* has an article that quotes G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc. The article is about Catholic jokes, and it's not bad. [Link](http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcgough25apr25,0,7344950.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions&ref=thedailyeudemon.com). Excerpts:

> Much funnier was this crack attributed to Dennis Miller: "Whenever I see a German on a balcony with an adoring throng, I get nervous."

> But seriously, folks, the dearth of really witty Ratzinger/Benedict jokes ought to be a disappointment for Catholics who agree with G.K. Chesterton, that great convert to Rome, that "it is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it."

> Why are there so many Catholic jokes? I have a couple of theories. Catholicism, even post-Vatican II, is otherworldly, sublime – and juxtaposing the sublime and the ridiculous is the essence of a certain kind of humor. The late Johnny Carson joked about a Catholic church in Beverly Hills that was so trendy there was a salad bar next to the communion rail.

> Moreover, Catholicism with its vestments and candles is rich with resources for a prop comic. Father Guido Sarducci with his broad-brimmed Vatican cleric's hat wouldn't have been nearly as funny if he had been dressed like Billy Graham.

> Writer Hilaire Belloc once wrote: "Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine / There's always laughter and good red wine."