41.   The biggest challenge bishops will face, Reese said, is removing an abusive priest.

42.   The bishops conference says a main goal is to gain Vatican support for measures on dealing with abusive priests to be adopted at their meeting in June.

43.   The cardinals followed with a final communique that among other things endorsed the need for national standards for dealing with abusive priests.

44.   The charter, however, made no mention of how bishops who have protected abusive priests might be sanctioned, which Keating lamented.

45.   The church promised to protect children from abusive priests.

46.   The Courant report suggested that Egan had covered up abuse allegations and allowed abusive priests to continue working.

47.   The plaintiffs assert that the diocese broke promises to keep sexually abusive priests away from children.

48.   The treatment of Teague is just one example of diocesan action and inaction that appears to contradict claims that Dupre has moved forcefully to deal with sexually abusive priests.

49.   They promised to crack down on abusive priests.

50.   They say they will remove abusive priests, but they made no policy to remove bishops or cardinals who reassign abusive priests.