What hath the Reformation wrought? - Episode III.

Kathy Shaidle at Relapsed Catholic uses a news report about how a German brewery was struggling until it was discovered that it brewed the Pope's favorite beer as an illustration of "the difference between Protestants and Catholics, lesson LXIV."

Shaidle also links to Midwest Conservative Journal,who offered this initial observation:

Good Calvinist that I am, I was about to get offended by that title until I realized that it was, well, right. The Protestants that you’ve heard of either don’t drink or wouldn’t advertise the fact if they do. And no one’s ever heard of the Protestants who do drink so they would never be asked to do commercials.

He then offers a clever take on what liquor ads would look like if they featured endorsement from Episcopalian Bishops. The comments are great also.

And as it turns out, BFLer Patrick O'Hannigan aka The Paragraph Farmer employs the powerful research algorithms of the world wide web to locate the homepage of the brewery that makes the "Pope's favorite beer."

All of which is merely a set up for me to share my Mennonite partner's favorite Mennonite joke:

Question: Why don't Mennonites have sex standing up?

Answer: Because it could lead to dancing.

Thank you, Fresno! Don't forget to tip the waitresses.