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Tear it down

Sun., Aug. 23, 2020

I totally agree with Rich Magney (“McCann serves us well,” July 16.. As a former Catholic altar boy, my brothers and I were street-smart enough to avoid the pedophile priests at St. Francis in Missoula. Some of our friends were not so lucky.

I am also sure that there are pedophiles in every occupation. What is reprehensible is that it was condoned, covered up, and denied by the church for decades. Pedophiles were transferred to new victims.

Tear the Chancery down and make it a parking lot. Or better yet, a giant homeless shelter.

Mike Garland

Mead

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