Bishop Michael Olson, Vatican have better things to do than persecute Arlington nuns | Opinion
Church priorities
If Bishop Michael Olson and the Vatican devoted as much vim and vigor to searching for active pedophile priests as they have to dealing with the Carmelite nuns in Arlington, maybe the church wouldn’t have had to pay $3 billion in settlements. (Dec. 4, 1A, “Vatican no longer recognizes Arlington monastery”)
We’d also have a lot fewer damaged adults and children who were preyed upon by protected pedophiles.
- Tom Fenimore, Hurst
No need to know
I fail to see how the fact that Jay Chapa has Hispanic ancestors is relevant to his hiring as Fort Worth city manager. (Dec. 10, star-telegram.com, “Jay Chapa becomes Fort Worth’s next city manager despite complaints about hiring process”) It is far more important to address his education and ability to perform his duties.
The pervasive practice of media members to point out race and ethnicity leads only to more division. Intellect and ability have no boundaries based on race, and we need to stop constantly pointing it out.
- Wanda Conlin, Fort Worth
Moving people
Thank you for pointing out the root causes of airport congestion. (Dec. 8, 4C, “How to avoid another DFW airport holiday car crunch”) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is the third-busiest in the world by passenger traffic. But our infrastructure isn’t sufficient to handle the fast-growing population, and building or expanding highways isn’t a solution like it may have been years ago.
We desperately need better public transportation options that are safe, reliable and efficient. Asking people today to choose this over driving in many American cities is like going to an ice cream parlor asking for a flavor that doesn’t exist.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Being pro-public transportation is pro-car, as it improves the experience for all. We don’t have to accept a reality of miserable traffic, overpriced ride-hailing services and taxi fares.
- Jay Deshpande, Allen
Musk’s blind spot
Elon Musk, who’s proposing to cut the F-35 program, has no military aviation expertise. (Dec. 11, 1A, “Elon Musk wants to stop F-35 program”)
The F-35 is the only state-of-the-art fighter we have in production. From what I’ve read and seen, we are 10 to 15 years away from having a robot fighter that could engage in fighting manned fighters.
If it were that simple, all the freight haulers and airliners would be drones already.
- Griffin T. Murphey, Fort Worth
What a waste
I’m not a Joe Biden fan. But his son would probably not be in court if he were an ordinary citizen. His prosecution was political, like similar efforts against Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and the rest. American voters are so sick of the money spent on this. It is a spectacle.
We all would have done what Biden did for his son. But voters are sick of politicians. Vote the rascals out. Get down to business. Rein in government. Prioritize small businesses and workers. Drain the bureaucracy.
- Frank M. Wagnon, Southlake
Talking points
In today’s political environment, we are left with few, if any, rational believable opinions. This opinionated Keisha Toni Russell, author of the Dec. 7 commentary about Bible-based school curricula, is wrong about Texas schools. (star-telegram.com, “Critics of new Texas Bible education aren’t telling you the whole story”)
The state’s educational system has served us well without infusing religious points of view. If the State Board of Education and legislators were serious about improving our educational system, they would focus on reading, writing and arithmetic, plus true literature.
Stop playing politics with taxpayer money. Maybe politically inspired opinionated talking points serve some purpose. But in this case, the points of view are weak and not supported by facts.
- Roger Perez, Arlington