This is a rebuttal addressed to His Eminence Timothy Michael Dolan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York, by a Catholic civil rights advocate. Archbishop Dolan recently penned a message of condolence entitled 'Peace Officers' for the two slain NYPD police officers, and I thought it deserved a response. In his letter, Dolan claimed "police officers are on our side" and "we owe them our deep respect and gratitude." He added that "they are unflagging in their attempts at reform and improvement. They humbly admit shortcomings, and seem to welcome criticism and review, as long as its offered civilly and fairly... all our devoted police force, are truly peace officers." To top it off, Dolan said "While a shrill but tiny minority might try to malign them as less than agents of peace and justice, our valiant police force are protectors of the sacredness of human life and the dignity of the human person."
THAT is the part that required me to write this open letter to him.