Last year, after another Catholic church had been destroyed by fire, I received a phone call from an RCMP officer. “We’re concerned about all the churches being burned down and we thought you could tell us why it’s happening,” he said gruffly.
• Unable to resist such a perfect straight line, I replied quickly, “Well, frankly, I wonder why it’s not happening more often, considering what the churches have done to all those children.”The cop gave an audible, frustrated sigh, so I added, “But I don’t need to tell you guys that. You helped them get rid of the kids’ bodies.”
• The Mountie hung up on me and never called back.