Catholic Church's Priest Abuse Crisis Tests School Policies, Educators' Faith

By Mary Ann Zehr

Some of the nation's Roman Catholic schools have been hit directly by the crisis facing the American church over cases of alleged sexual abuse of minors by priests that have come to light in recent months.

A handful of schools suspended or removed priests from faculty or administrative positions last month after allegations of such misconduct surfaced.

The actions against those priests have come as bishops and other church leaders across the country are confronting public anger about hundreds of cases of alleged wrongdoing over several decades. Those leaders have responded in part by revising diocesan policies to help prevent abuse...