Shit-Disturber

My husband claims to be an atheist, of which I am doubtful.  He was baptized as a Catholic, forced to go to church by his parents, and then when he was old enough, he stopped going.  Many Catholics have done the same.

Now, I am Catholic also, but over over the years I have become a "Cafeteria Catholic" - I pick and choose the things that I like, and leave the rest.  But Hubby cannot let it all go.  He enjoys questioning specific parts of the Catholic religion, especially when it comes to his mother's beliefs, to get her going.  It doesn't bother me much, I think it's important to question things, but he torments her with his questions.

So my husband's parents had just moved from where they'd lived for 17 years.  My husband was helping them move into their new place, and noticed a framed "picture" that had not yet been hung.  The art comprised of a picture of Jesus one side, and Mary on the other.  Then it started...

"Mom," said the Shit-Disturber, "This is Jesus and Mary, right?"

"Oh, yes," said his mom, pleased he recognized the religious figures.

"Now," he continued, "Is that Mary, his mother, or Mary, his whore?"

Stunned silence ensued from my MIL, while my father-in-law stifled the giggles.

"That's his mother."  She was not amused.

"Oh, because she looks a little young to be his mother.  How old was Jesus when he died?"

"Thirty-three."

"Huh.  And do you think that Jesus was a virgin when he died?"

"I suppose not," she said. My father-in-law continued to giggle with every word my Hubby spoke.  And my MIL got redder and redder.

"Ah, then it's probably Mary, his whore."

I seriously doubt that picture will end up in their living room.

And I suspect we'll get a copy for Christmas.