It wasn’t a parody. It was based on a sacred painting that I have seen—and perhaps you have too—of the little baby Jesus hovering in the air in front of Mary. Upon inquiry I was told that this was the method by which Jesus [is said by Catholics] to have been born.
How is it gullible to believe what Catholics tell me? I invariably assume them to be telling the truth.
Just a quick follow up. I have no intention, in the future, of using the terms I used in my original comment. (They were obviously not well received.) I intend to rely solely on the analogy, as light passes through a pane of glass, from now on. That seems by far the best description.