Recently I read an article about a more left-leaning seminary somewhere in the U.S. that went through an inspection along the lines of this (although I don't think it pertained to this partiular process). I can't remember where I read the article, but it may have been New Oxford Review.
Either way, the article said that, according to some seminarians, when the people who ran the seminary knew they were going to be "inspected", all of the heretical books disappeared from the shelves of the seminary to be temorarily replaced by Orthodox books. Instructors changed their ways long enough to give the appearance of teaching Catholic Orthodoxy. After the inspectors left, the Orthodox books vansished, the old heretical books reappeared, and it was back to business as usual.
Assuming that all of this is true, and assuming that this will be done at many seminaries in the U.S., shouldn't a different approach be taken?? These seminaries are making a mockery of The Church. How about "surprise" inspections, without notifying the seminary in advance of the inspector's arrival?? It just seems like it will be too easy to fool the inspectors with tactics like those outlined above, and the liberal infestation will continue.
I am wondering if this entire exercise will be a waste of time.
Hence the interview with the seminarians?
I know that one of the seminaries on LI had totally slipped the bounds of orthodoxy back in the '80s (no surprise, given the bishop) but is now on the up and up. IMHO, the more heterodox bishops can no longer afford to cover up the activities in their seminaries. Ever since the sex abuse scandal, a spotlight now shines on them and their seminaries and seminarians. I reside in the diocese of an ultr liberal bishop who has tried to cover up the shenanigans in his diocese. He is under the scrutiny of one unrelenting attorney who seeks to take him down. Just my opinion.
In May, I will be attending the celebration of a newly ordained priest. I met him several years ago. There aren't too many 'straight' priests in this diocese and it was refreshing to meet a young seminarian who was 'straight'. It should be interesting to see how he survived his formation in the seminary of this diocese.