Black humor Quote by Philip Kerr

“If you ask me, the whole Reformation can be blamed on strong beer,” he opined. “Wine is a perfect Catholic drink. It makes people sleepy and complicit. Beer just makes them argumentative. And look at the countries that drink a lot of beer. They’re mainly Protestant. And the countries where they…” quote by Philip Kerr — Download Open image

““If you ask me, the whole Reformation can be blamed on strong beer,” he opined. “Wine is a perfect Catholic drink. It makes people sleepy and complicit. Beer just makes them argumentative. And look at the countries that drink a lot of beer. They’re mainly Protestant. And the countries where they drink a lot of wine? Roman Catholic.” “What about the Russians?” I asked. “They drink vodka.” “That’s a drink to help you find oblivion,” said Father Bandolini. “Nothing to do with God at all.””

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