text: Curran did not "attack the Church from within." To me, your verb is hyperbolic and erroneous. 
  
  Curran's presentation--in lecture or in book--of intellectual, peer-reviewed. rigorous, research-based, thoughtful, and prayerful theology was never, and is not, an "attack." We demean theologians if we consider their role mere dissemination of pre-approved work of certain others. And we voluntarily give up an opportunity to learn from the minds of so many others.  And that's a sin!
  
  But I agree, Curran was declared only unfit to teach "Catholic theology" and that term is used within the Church to give more weight to the adjective than to the noun. 
  
  But, Tri, do you really want to relinquish, discount, devalue, or even punish one of the most sacred and courageous aspects of  human dignity and intellectual integrity: LOYAL DISSENT? 
  
  We must celebrate and protect loyal dissent of those with whom we disagree or else we'll surrender the right to dissent of those with whom we agree!!!!