[NYer]

If they were afraid of the mythical sit-in, couldn't they have done something like have the archbishop show up (surprise!) on the last day of school, with ice cream and cake for everyone, and maybe give out blessed medals or something to all the kids and at least talk directly to the kids about how sorry he was to have to close the school, but how proud he was of the kids?

What a wonderful idea! This would have set a more positive tone and counterracted all the negativity. I am most surprised at Archbishop Burke. In him, I had placed such geat hope. Granted not all of us are cut out for administrative positions, especially when the job assigned is to clean up the scandal from one's predecessor. No doubt these actions are taking a toll on him. He joined the OFM out of a sense of humility and servitude. Odds are "this" was never even a thought on the day of his ordination.

[maryz]

That's O'Malley. ;-) Otherwise, spot on. (I had read that when he was in New Bedford -- cleaning up that mess -- he did go to one Mass in his diocese every Sunday, covering each one by one; I was really hoping he would be doing it here, but I never heard anything about it.)