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Orfield was one of nine Catholic Harvard professors who wrote a letter calling for Law’s resignation last March, which Orfield said was among the first major public statements asking the archbishop to step down.
Father Thomas E. Brennan, the Catholic chaplain of undergraduates, said parishioners of St. Paul’s, the local Catholic parish, “believe this may be the first step needed in the healing process.”
Loker Professor of English Robert J. Kiely ’60 said that although he agreed with Gomes that the Catholic community should not hold a grudge against Law, he disagreed with Gomes’ view that the press had focused too much blame on the archbishop.
The Boston Globe reported Friday that the Rev. J. Bryan Hehir—the first Roman Catholic to serve as the head of the Harvard Divinity School (HDS)—is one of Law’s possible successors. Hehir could not be reached for comment this weekend.
Harvard Catholics trace the scandal back to the Catholic Church’s power structure—and say the crisis could pave the way for a more transparent administration.