In point of fact, NYC's Marymount-Manhattan had been "de-listed" a long time ago but crawled back into the listings, perhaps by accident.
Nobody paid any attention until the recent brou-ha-ha--
But Marymount-Manhattan had "declared its independence" and really could care less what the Archdiocese of New York says or does.
Besides which, (if you haven't figured this out already) Cdl. Egan is regarded by those who know him as a superb politician--thus to the larger point: the election of B-16 is causing a great deal of sycophancy-reaction from certain Bishops and Cardinals who could have cared LESS until B-16 was elected.
Short version: hypocrites.