Sorry, but I have a huge disagreement over this premise--that you are called upon to "balance" the discussion here. This is a liberal paper that backs reform for the Catholic Church. It is expected that most of the posters will be liberal and reform-minded and that NCR will focus on this agenda. I have seen threads unfold (often about spirituality) where only the "liberal" regulars speak and let me tell you, it's no echo chamber. It's a fallacy to suggest that if some conservative posters (those who are largely welcomed) and some trolls (not welcome) and a small number of miscreants (please get a life) vanished that everyone left over would have the same opinion about everything. I don't visit trad sites or expect to be welcomed there and I don't understand why some people post here when their agenda is to "instruct" the rest of us. It is arrogant and BORING. I am not talking about you in particular when I say that, just throwing this out.