The Jesuit provincial apparently had his hands tied in discussing the Donald McGuire case in recent weeks:
On Tuesday, Rev. Edward Schmidt, head of the Chicago Jesuits, revealed that he petitioned Jesuit headquarters in Rome more than a year ago seeking McGuire’s dismissal from the religious order. Before his court appearance Tuesday, McGuire received a notice of his termination pending Vatican approval. It is up to the Vatican to remove him from the priesthood, a logical next step after his ouster from the order. [Italics added]
It was in the works, that is, and Schmidt didn’t want to jump the gun, apparently.
Blithe Spirit 