required religion

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[maryhomegirl]

I’M LIKE

Overheard by a friend: “I like Pope Francis. He goes to confession and doesn’t believe in this Papal Infallibility BS. I bet Pope Benedict never went to confession.”

As any cursory Google search will tell you, papal infallibility was dogmatically defined at Vatican I...

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Yup.

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when I try to start the class with something hip

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how I feel asking, "do you have any questions?" when clearly everyone just wants to leave

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when a student wants me to bend on my attendance policy

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GRADING

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what I imagine when I hear/use the word "Magisterium"

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WHEN NEW FRIENDS MAKE FUN OF RELIGION BEFORE ASKING WHAT I DO

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Haha.

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when I say something in my lecture that I'm not 100% sure is right

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when I read a snippy comment on my evaluations

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when my students beg for extra credit

I'm like

(Thanks to 90s90s90s, my new favorite thing)

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when my students tell me my class is better than their philosophy class

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In honor of a former student's lament over philosophy class this semester

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what walking out of the room must do to my students after an exam

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every. single. morning.

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when I point out that Adam was standing right next to Eve when she ate the fruit

my students are like

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when a friend teaches in the same room right after me

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how I feel giving a pop quiz

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when I finish grading a stack of papers