Friday, May 13, 2005

The Spanish Inquisition

Someone asked me about my thoughts on the Spanish Inquisition. Here’s my response:

The Spanish Inquisition was a terrible, terrible massacre that should have never occurred. If I were Pope back then, things would have been quite different.

Not only was it wrong, but it also required a working knowledge of Spanish.

My Spanish is terrible. I know enough Spanish to order a margarita and find out where the restroom is located. What kind of Spanish Inquisition would that be?

I’m sure my inquisitions would have been a lot more fun—-if anything. I wouldn’t even call them inquisitions; I’d just call them “brief interviews with a Spaniard in a pub.”

Why threaten people into Catholicism, when you could use a margarita? And I’d never use opium, as Marx suggested.

Another bonus about me being Pope back then is that Poe’s classic story “The Pit and the Pendulum” (which delves into the atrocities of the Inquisition) would have been renamed “The Pub and the Potty.”

I’m sure it would have been really funny book, and gained me some converts at the same time. So we both would win.

16 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Brief interviews with a Spaniard in a pub?"

I'm not sure Monty Python could have worked with that.

5/13/2005 4:53 PM  
Blogger BarbaraFromCalifornia said...

Creative methods of attraction, and conversion certainly had their place in history. Take the crusades, for example. (I am speaking of those being practiced in present day society as well, just with a new angle, that's all.)

Leading by good examples is the best tiype of attraction.

5/13/2005 6:06 PM  
Blogger Vance Jefferson said...

Fetch....The Comfy CHAIR!!!

5/13/2005 6:12 PM  
Blogger GodlessMom said...

Most Holy Father,
Once again your wisdom shines through.

Mmmmmm. Margaritas. That sort of proselytizing might even convert me! Throw in the Comfy Chair and I'm sold.

Your Servant,
GodlessMom

5/13/2005 7:40 PM  
Blogger Allen said...

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5/13/2005 8:34 PM  
Blogger The Lazy Iguana said...

Actually, it is no habla espanol. And in spanish, habla is pronounced like "abla" using the short a sound. What can I say, I live in Miami FL (or North Cuba depending on how you look at it).

However, I love the pub idea. Get people loaded, then convert them. You could even sweeten the deal by using some pope bling to pay for the tab of people that do convert! If they choose to remain unsaved, make them pay their own bill.

By the way, I like your pope my ride bumper sticker. but you once said that stickers are tacky on your Escalade. Did you have an epiphany or something?

5/13/2005 10:27 PM  
Blogger Trudging said...

God loves you, Your Holiness. T

5/14/2005 2:15 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yah are you the really pope?

5/14/2005 3:22 PM  
Blogger TLP said...

LOL. This is one of your best blogs, and that's saying A LOT.

How do you order a margarita in spanish. This is information I can use. Can a person ask for a margarita instead of the regular blood at communion in a Mexican church?

5/14/2005 6:00 PM  
Blogger Lila said...

Yes, LOL. I prefer beer. Can we conquer Germany instead?

5/14/2005 7:47 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

OHH GOSH--
i'm afraid i must confess Pope J!
I have gone to pubs in Spain...
I have drunk lots of margaritas...
I've been told by good looking spanish guys that I have an inquisitive mind...
OH NO!!! does that mean I've participated in the Spanish Inquisition!!??? oops--

5/15/2005 4:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

oh what fun! what fun! if only popes were like you, they dont do anything more useful anyway!!

5/15/2005 7:54 AM  
Blogger Dhruv Raj said...

Is converting people all you think about pope, i mean is that the last thing left in life, or in the church's word, is that what god wants u to do?

5/15/2005 11:04 AM  
Blogger onus1234 said...

all I have to say is HAHAHAHA. Brilliant.

5/17/2005 4:56 PM  
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