I am a 66-year-old, white, heterosexual, male, cradle Catholic who has struggled to maintain meaningful connection to the Church throughout most of my life. While this piece has some (perhaps inescapable) jargon in it, it's still a terrific, no-nonsense article. (It could also have been titled something like, "Oh, please, do we really have time for this?" or "Really? We're still stuck on that stuff?") 

This is the kind of honest - and, yes, faithful - questioning that is needed to enliven our barnacled Church and make it the dynamic, inclusive, welcoming community that I truly believe it was always supposed to be. Our problems are too big for us to indulge the luxury of excluding anyone with the love and commitment to make a difference in our fragile world. The kingdom is here and now, and if it is even to approach fulfillment, we will need all the diverse viewpoints and creativity and hard work that we can muster! Open the doors, welcome the "excluded" ones, and let's get on with it!