Toronto's Catholic board will be testing the faith of its Grade 4 students – or at least their knowledge of it – in a controversial new religious exam. The unique "religious knowledge test" was piloted in five schools last year and was to be rolled out in all Grade 4 classrooms this May, although half of the board's 12 trustees have already opted out. The test asks students to fill in the missing words to the Lord's Prayer or explain why "Jesus is the light of the world," among other things. "Even though there are a variety of things that separate (public and Catholic) boards, the tangible thing you see is the teaching of religion," said trustee John Del Grande.

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