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Pope or Antipope Has Pope Thomas I lost his mind or is he about to usher in a historic papal paradigm shift If you are a fan of Christopher Buckley Carl Hiaasen and Dave Barry prepare for Howard Siegel s hefty dose of holy hilarity that takes the idea of The Divine Comedy literally Infallible tells the story of Pope Thomas I an admired populist pope who during a State visit to the White House trips over the First Lady s annoying Pomeranian on the White House stairs and suffers a mild head injury When he returns to Rome he begins to openly question some of the most sacrosanct positions of his church What my dear Cardinals if Be fruitful and multiply means we should plant apple trees and study mathematics He seems to be a different man Or is he One day he travels incognito to Savior Land a colossal fundamentalist theme park and shopping mall outside of Dayton Tennessee the site of the historic Scopes evolution trial In the shadow of the park s Holy Roller Coaster he interrupts the Jesus actor s performance of The Sermon on the Mount rips Revelation from a Bible causes a near riot and is arrested for trespassing littering disturbing the peace and blasphemy When he is taken to jail he refuses to identify himself or post a modest bond of 100 He hires Connor Kerrigan an attorney who led a legal crusade against child abuse by Catholic priests and insists on a jury trial in the same courthouse where Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan fought their epic battle over teaching evolution in public schools The politicians of the city of Dayton and the owner of Savior Land anticipate a financial bonanza at the prospect of Scopes II Meanwhile back at the Vatican all hell has broken loose There is no equivalent of the 25th Amendment allowing a pope to be removed The Pope s interpretation of scripture is infallible he speaks for God and this Pope begins to ponder whether his God may have changed his mind Is Pope Thomas I the spiritual leader for our times or something else A mixture of political comedy social commentary and dark humor Infallible is Swiftian satire that shows Mel Brooks was right when he said Humor is our defense against the universe Infallible WaitThe Holy Father Said What