Letter of the day (Nov. 13:) Two betrayals, two very different responses

November 13, 2012 at 5:58AM
David Petraeus
David Petraeus (Stan Schmidt — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

In the Nov. 10 newspaper, I learned that Gen. David Petraeus will resign from his position as director of the CIA as a result of an extramarital affair. I also learned on Page B5 that a priest who sexually abused children "will remain a priest, but cannot perform any duties of the church." Suddenly the decline of American morality makes sense. Fortunately, even though the church is failing to model integrity and accountability in leadership, we can look to government agencies like the CIA to model values.LAURA NICHOLS, WOODBURY

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