From Tom Roberts's second paragraph.
"I know of nothing else 'in' the U.S. Church that was built precisely to do what it does."
A minute ago Mr Roberts was assuring us that NCReporter is independent of the Catholic Church, now it "is in the U.S. Church," part of the Catholic Church. Which is it? You can't have it both ways.
The Reporter gives the 'microphone' to anyone who disagrees with Catholic teaching, who attacks the American bishops, who disparages those whose Faith and liturgical practice. 
Just today, Jamie Manson (a regular columnist here and books' editor) contributes an article advocating the ordination of women (an impossibility according to the Magisterium and closed for discussion) gets pride of place. She is well known also for her support of homosexual unions claiming that they are not sinful and can even be 'good'. Again this is in direct opposition to the constant and unerring teaching of the Church over two millennia and beyond.