Truth amid tears

PERHAPS Todd Boyd’s article, “Truths Blurred by a Free-Fall of Tears” [Dec. 18], should have been titled: “Truths Blurred by USC Endowed Chair’s Cynicism.”

The challenge of finding the truth he sullenly laments is obscured by his preconceived ideas of what he wants the reality to be. The “culture of life” argument weaves its way through each story about which he writes.

With just a small amount of research, Boyd would have realized the “culture of life” argument espoused by Pope John Paul II shows to be consistently pro-life, anti-death penalty, against waging war in Iraq, and committed to personal responsibility.

FRANK EBINER

Pomona