[Rodney King]

The Rev. Richard McBrien, a liberal theologian at the University of Notre Dame, said he's "astonished" because Reese was careful to air scholars' varying views on contested topics. Therefore, McBrien says, the ouster implies that the Vatican and its U.S. allies "don't think it's possible to discuss both sides

That's not it at all. It is really quite simple. The RNC would not fund a magazine that bashed Republicans. Microsoft would not fund a magazine that bashed Microsoft. Why should the Catholic Church fund a magazine that bashes the Church?

[syriacus]

Why should the Catholic Church fund a magazine that bashes the Church?

Exactly. The Church is not obligated to present every side to every argument.

If Christ had talked about every side of every issue, His Gospel would have been a "mess" instead of a "message."

[Gumdrop]

You are so right. There is no logical reason to expect a Catholic University or a magazine pretending to represent "Catholic views" to be tolerated if they teach false doctrine.

I mean, would Ford Motor company hire a marketing director who decided to promote all the good things about GM cars?