text: "Under JPII or B16 such an endeavor would have had its plug pulled before it ever got off the ground."
  
  America magazine never tried to be the "liberal" First Things.  But it didn't matter. B16 canned Reese, and America has gotten less and less interesting ever since. The current editor is a bit like MSW - "liberal" on social justice, gay related subjects (except for marriage of course, but empathetic), and environment. It is VERY conservative on most other Catholic matters, especially those related to women, their "roles", including access to all 7 sacraments, and contraception.  Like MSW, no empathy at all when it comes to "women's" concerns for the church. There is an anti-contraception article at least once or twice/month. Not surprising. Malone's first hire as female columnist was Helen Alvare, so what else would you expect.  Lately they have been featuring Simcha Fisher, an uber conservative.  She tries to be cool by using foul language in her blog (a bit too obvious ploy).