Thanks, Elizabeth. Let me put it differently. I think NCR is losing sight of its mission and spending way too much ink on "Francis good, Trump bad" articles that repeat themselves ad nauseam. Articles like this insult my intelligence and that of many readers here who have figured that out a long time ago. 

For several months now, NCR has been running more "filler" essays than ever, with no real ability to develop news stories or provide analysis grounded in good reporting.  I realize that the Catholic press has long been something of a cesspool and that people like McBrien and Greeley (and even John Allen) are difficult to replace, but it seems to be getting worse, not better.

The move from DISQUS to Civil Comments was also a direct insult to our collective intelligence. We used to have good, sometimes excellent, exchanges in our comments. Now many of our old dialogue partners have moved on. Why? Because NCR needs fresh ideas and a better format.