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References/Trivia

The ragtime music video playing during the montage of Homer and Bart at the catholic school is called "Maple Leaf Rag," a public-domain ragtime piano piece composed by Scott Joplin in 1899.
After Bart speaks Latin at the dinner table, Lisa states that Latin is Plutarch's language. However, Plutarch was a Greek who wrote in Greek during the Roman Empire.
Statue plaque: "St. Jerome. He died for our sins. Now it's your turn."
It took Marge five years to toilet-train Bart.
Catholic Springfielders: It is made clear in this episode that most of the main characters in Springfield are Protestants, who attend Rev. Lovejoy's church. The episode does give some insight into who are the (probable) Roman Catholics in Springfield. At the church's pancake dinner one can spot: Bumblebee Man (Hispanic); Mayor Quimby (Irish, but he may only be attending a community event for political reasons); Luigi and two members of Fat Tony's crew (Italian). Fat Tony is sitting at a different table as his fellow mob members.

This episode was nominated for the 2006 WGA Award (TV) for Animation.
Bart's Book: Who Made The Barrel? You Did.
This is the third time a Simpson family member attempts to convert to a new Religion and Marge, Ned, and Reverend Lovejoy attempt to bring that family member back. The previous episodes were The Joy of Sect and She Of Little Faith.
This is the second time in the series that Bart is expelled from school since the episode Wacking Day.
It is made clear that the Simpsons and most of the characters in Springfield are Protestant.
Originally scheduled to air April 10, 2005. It was pulled due to the death of Pope John Paul II the previous week.