(Can you imagine what would happen if the designer had dressed her sweet little dogs in jihadist costumes?)
Unlike Muslims, it seems, Christians (and Jews) normally have a sense of humor about themselves.
Dogs Spitzel and Zorroline wear a Pope Benedict XVI and a cardinal costume designed by owner and German fashion designer Hildegard Bergbauer, as they sit in a garden in the Bavarian village of Hailing, September 13, 2006. REUTERS/Alexandra Beier
Dog costume designer Hildegard Bergbauer "is very religious and says the costumes are not designed to poke fun at the church or the Pope ... the designer says she is sure this is something Benedict XVI would understand." --NDTV.com