It's a false comparison. The Blessed Pope John Paul II was a very well known religious leader. Of course everybody knows he is a Catholic, even if they don't fully understand what that means. I for one had no idea that Ebert was an atheist. I don't how common knowledge that is, but it is not something self evident like the faith of a religious leader. That being said, Daffy was paying him respect by assuming he was in heaven, possibly continuing the work he was passionate about his whole life.
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And he took a cup of coffee and gave thanks to God for it, saying, 'Each of you drink from it. This is my caffeine, which gives life.'
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