A rare moment of balance in the academy: Andrew Sullivan is not only speaking at Earlham College (in my beautiful home state of Indiana), but is welcome to speak there. Check out the proud announcement of his talk on the Earlham web site. Here's the blurb for "The Crisis in the Catholic Church":

One the most provocative social and political commentators writing today, Andrew Sullivan offers piercing assessment of the scandal in the Catholic Church. Sullivan, a practicing Catholic, addresses the many challenging issues facing the Church, from celibacy, sexual morality and the role women and homosexuals in the Church to the cloak of secrecy that for so long has shrouded the crimes being committed.

Okay, so Earlham needs an editor. But this time, I say it's the thought that counts.