Okay, I can see discussions within parishes and dioceses between left/right leaning people, just to explore different visions, experiences, and understandings.  But, these discussions need to include both the decisions makers and those who influence decision makers - that is, eventually, the discussion has to include priests, bishops, theologians, ethicists, teachers of faith classes.  It needs to include men and women, married and single, divorced, youth and old people, sinners and saints.  

Vat II did this well.  Of course, some of the recommendations made from these discussions were not acted upon or were ignored.  I am thinking of what came out on contraceptives.  That was a huge mistake on the part of Paul VI and became a focal point for many people to finally say "The Church is just plain wrong and I have to follow my own conscience on this."  Watershed event for many in their accepting adult responsibility for their faith lives.