Saying
that Girl Scouts is “no longer a compatible partner in helping us form
young women with the virtues and values of the Gospel,” the Archdiocese
of Kansas City in Kansas is severing ties with the organization and
switching its support to a Christian-based scouting program.
“I have asked the pastors of the Archdiocese to begin the process of
transitioning away from the hosting of parish Girl Scout troops and
toward the chartering of American Heritage Girls troops,” Archbishop
Joseph F. Naumann said in a statement released Monday.
“Pastors were given the choice of making this transition quickly, or
to, over the next several years, ‘graduate’ the scouts currently in the
program. Regardless of whether they chose the immediate or phased
transition, parishes should be in the process of forming American
Heritage Girl troops, at least for their kindergartners, this fall.”
American Heritage Girls, founded in 1995, has become an option for
those who say Girl Scouts has become too liberal and has relationships
with organizations that support abortion rights and do not share
traditional family values — allegations the Girl Scouts deny.
Naumann also called for an end to Girl Scout cookie sales in the
archdiocese.
“No Girl Scout cookie sales should occur in Catholic Schools or on
parish property after the 2016-2017 school year,” he said in a letter
to priests in January.
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Doesn't the Girl Scout organization have ties to Planned Parenthood? Wouldn't that be a good reason to sever ties?
ReplyDeleteSnopes says "NO," which of courses means YES Indeed
ReplyDeleteFrom my schoolhood days I well remember a joke about the verities of life.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone said something totally obvious, the proper response was(somewhat cleaned up for public consumption:) "Will a fat dog fart? Will a bear crap in the woods? Is the Pope Catholic?"
In today's world, it's immoral for girls to be in the Girl Scouts, the boys are at danger from predators if they're in the Boy Scouts, and no- the Pope certainly isn't Catholic; He's Communist.
Please tell me someone is working on a time machine. I'm really tired of the Morlocks, the Eloi don't impress me, and I want to go home.