He said one institution, which he did not name, had a negative reaction to its visitation
Let the speculation begin! How about St. John's in L.A.?
I remember at the time St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, IL was protesting that the inspectors were asking all sorts of "inappropriate questions"! I'd have to refer to my Michael Rose reference test to see if that happened to be the "Pink Palace" or some other sobriquet...
"I'd have to refer to my Michael Rose reference test to see if that happened to be the "Pink Palace" or some other sobriquet..."
Somewhere else got the "Pink Palace".
http://www.tldm.org/News5/seminaries.htm
Mundelein is a pretty good seminary at this time. Cardinal George has done a lot to clean it out and I've been impressed by the seminarians and instructors I've met.
A priest in our diocese once confided in me that upon graduating from St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, CA, he actually removed his shoes and left them behind on the seminary grounds.