Rhetorical Confirmation

I was gratified yesterday when I read in the morning Globe that the pope is still Catholic
("On his 85th, pope reaffirms his faith")  Gratifying, because I can confidently keep this rhetorical question in my arsenal of  standard responses to the bartender when asked, "Would you like another beer?"

Unfortunately, I was unable to find any reportage that could confirm my strongly-held belief that wild bears do indeed defecate in the woods.