The Last Supper Parody
Dear Editor: I did not see The Last Supper parody at the opening of the Olympic games, but I did write to the International Olympic Committee demanding that such things not occur again in the future.
I am glad, though, that the Paris 2024 Committee “apologized” the very next day.
Josephine Harkay
Jamaica
Joe Biden Praised as Catholic?
Dear Editor: Setting aside all political judgments on President Joe Biden, it still amazes me to see him praised by the New York State Catholic Conference as the “second Catholic president.”
This is a man who constantly and loudly proclaims his support for abortion.
Surveys find the laity confused as to core dogmas and beliefs — is it any wonder when they see praised as “Catholic,” a man who completely rejects a core tenet of the faith?
Margaret A. O’Kane
Ridgewood
Superman?
Dear Editor: In referring to the assassination attempt on Trump, a reader’s letter (“Attempted Assassination of Former President Donald Trump,” July 27) described the former president as “a courageous man who believes in truth, justice, and the American way.”
Those superlatives, if memory serves me, are used in describing the “Man of Steel” at the beginning of each “Superman” TV episode of yesteryear.
Alas, “never-Trumpers” have become all too familiar with this “MAGA” passion bordering on idolatry.
Let us look at the truth.
Trump refused to accept the 2020 election results and did everything in his capacity to overturn it, including replacing his Attorney General, William Barr — the head of the Justice Department.
On January 6, a day that will live in infamy, he prodded his vice president to throw out the results, something no other president had ever done.
In addition, Trump is arguably the most divisive and authoritarian presidential figure in American history.
Truth, justice, and the American way?
Hopefully, God willing, the next president will be a Superwoman.
John Adair
Glen Oaks
Trump Assassination Attempt Follow-Up
Dear Editor: I was saddened by Mary Lou Gargano’s letter (“Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump,” Aug.17) concerning Trump’s attempted assassination on July 13 and her remarks about Jan. 6.
She even quoted from Scripture that one reaps what one sows.
I understand that many people like Gargano do not like Trump’s persona, but they must ask themselves if they were better off when he was the 45th president.
I feel that July 13 should be heard more often than Jan. 6 because God saved a man’s life that day.
Jan. 6, besides being the traditional Feast of the Epiphany, was and is also a blessed day. Why?
Because we still had a country with good borders then. We still had a president with good policies then.
In addition, I remember Trump asking for 10,000 troops to protect the Capitol on Jan. 6. Why did Nancy Pelosi refuse? I also remember Trump telling the crowds to march proudly and peacefully.
Christopher Amato
Bay Ridge
Death Penalty Not a Deterrent
Dear Editor: I cannot help but comment on the “Death Penalty” letter in the July 13 edition of The Tablet.
I can only give Albert Pierrepoint’s statement regarding it.
Pierrepoint was the official British “hangman” for many years, executing over 500 people in the interim, including German Nazi perpetrators. Pierpoint stated, “It is not a deterrent to crime.”
Hanging was used in the days when there was no place to incarcerate prisoners. That solution no longer exists.
Thomas C. Cullinane
Bayside
Memories of Home Parish
Dear Editor: The article, “Architect Comes Home to Help Renovate the Church of His Childhood,” from Aug. 17, sparked so many memories in me.
St. Thomas Aquinas was my home parish, the grammar school I went to, and I learned so much under the care and guidance of the Sisters of St. Joseph.
I received my first Communion there, I was confirmed there, and even married there. It was our Church, and we loved it. Even after I was married and lived a little bit away, I came back for Mass.
There is nothing like the feeling of your “home” parish, especially in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Everyone knew one another; it was like an extended family.
I will always have fond memories of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, school, and community. I do believe it helped me become a better person and a better Christian. May the renovations go well.
Maria F. Mastromarino
Manalapan, NJ