It occurs to me that many of the protests, declarations and articles published in NCR and other periodicals are really a form of narcissism, a self-serving argument rather than an effort to serve the church at large. Some are reactionary, some ultra-liberal, some reek of clericalism, others of feminism.  Most of them explore issues of little import for the faithful at large.  Perhaps NCR might analyse contributions on this basis as well as civility?