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Bolen letter: Immigration

Regarding the March 11 anti-Catholic rant by Thomas Morris. Blaming Catholics for the need to build a wall on the Mexican border is akin to blaming Democrats for too many blacks in Alabama.

Mr. Morris, you fail to see the larger problem of immigration laws and consequences of obeying or disobeying those laws. Castigating Catholics for their beliefs is hardly exemplary behavior.

Besides, Pope Francis seems determined to open Pandora’s box on a number of issues and once the floodgates are open they will be hard to close. But, it ain’t happened yet. Be careful of what you wish for. You may need all of them Catholics to fight another crusade.

Gilbert J. Bolen, Boise

This story was originally published March 29, 2016 at 9:22 AM with the headline "Bolen letter: Immigration."

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