Jim Tucker of Dappled Things a "dissenter in the flock"?

Well, that's what Jeffrey MacDonald of the Religion News Service (and currently appearing in the Washington Post) would have you believe about Jim Tucker of the blog Dappled Things:

"Religious bloggers run the gamut of topics, but challenging their own authorities is shaping up to be a favorite:

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· In the Diocese of Arlington, the Rev. Jim Tucker speculates in his blog about why Catholic bishops do not welcome disgruntled clerics from other denominations, a practice he describes as "an opportunity being terribly missed." [source]

Now, I've often read Fr. Jim Tucker's blog, Dappled Things, and describing him primarily as one who challenges authority (particularly in a article titled "Blogs Give Voice to the Dissenters in the Flock") seems grossly misaccurate.

I dug up Fr. Jim's full post on this topic and I think everyone would agree it is far more balanced and "non-dissenting" than MacDonald's short quotation and context would lead one to believe.

My quick question (besides what Fr. Jim thinks about this): How deep did MacDonald have to dig in the Catholic blogosphere before he found the "dissent" he was looking for?

I'd argue he should still dig deeper - because he failed to quite find it this time around...

Oh well, to borrow the ending sentence from Fr. Jim's own carefully-worded blog disclaimer: "All of this should go without saying, but common sense is surprisingly uncommon."