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Re: "no intention of insulting anyone's private beliefs"
Of course you intended to insult a great many people's "private beliefs" with your little joke. I'm not even Catholic and it insults me, not to mention the Virgin Mary, and the Holy Spirit. If you leave me out of the mix, I believe the word that describes it best is blasphemous. Methinks the lady doth protest too much. Most people are not unintentionally blasphemous.
Re: "coarse, comedic vernacular"
The vernacular may indeed be coarse, and you have every right to use it, but in no way does coarse imply comedic. I find coarseness rather pathetic myself.
I'm male, Caucasian, over 65. Make of it what you will.