I don't think that's what he was trying to say here. He's trying to say that
one man, a reverend of all people, should be the first to forgive. Instead, he's calling for retribution because of what appears to be an unfortunate series of mistakes that were made. He even admits that he doesn't understand the whole situation, yet he's quick to say that someone (he doesn't know who) should be punished.
As a Christian myself, I would have to agree. I've always been taught by my church that headhunting and scapegoating is very wrong, and are there ever the Bible verses to back that up! And its possible that in this case there's really no one person to blame. That does happen from time to time, but Reverend doesn't seem to see it that way.
EDIT: The other thing I noticed in the story is that the Reverend says that his son didn't join the Army to go to war. I'm sorry, but that's just ignorant. The point of joining the armed forces should be to serve and protect your country, even if it means dying. Too many people think of it as a career where the GI bill pays your tuition, then you get to work for a while and retire early with a nice pension. I know some people who were actually trying to get their daughter out of the military because they didn't think she might actually have to go to war. They thought she would put in her four years and get her tuition paid for and that would be it.
