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God Ted, I've heard about those cults. Everyone dressing in black... / No, Dougal, that's us. That's Catholicism you're talking about there.
— Father Ted • 1995
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Ted has just heard his own religion described as a sinister cult, and all he can do is sheepishly confirm it. The joke works for any institution seen from outside, so fans use it whenever a description sounds worse than it should in the speaker's own world.
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In context
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In "Old Grey Whistle Theft" (series 2, 1996), the week Dougal falls under the spell of the rebellious young Father Damo, he confides a worry to Ted: he has heard about those cults, where everyone dresses in black and says the Lord is coming back to judge us all. Ted has to break it to him gently that this is them, and that Dougal is describing Catholicism. Dougal stays baffled by the whole business.
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- Wikiquote: Father Tedsection: Old Grey Whistle TheftReference checked
- Father Ted Wiki: Old Grey Whistle TheftStoryReference checked
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