I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU CAN RESIST CLICKING THIS LINK: “Old editions of the Yale Songbook included a German drinking song called ‘The Pope.’ This was its first stanza: ‘The Pope, he leads a jolly life / He’s free from every care and strife. / He drinks the best of Rhenish wine, / I wish the Pope’s gay life were mine.'”

if you’re hesitating, may I point out that this is Rick Brookhiser? (And it’s a substantive piece, well worth your time.)

Via The Corner.