Catholic bishops target Girl Scout activities

[Neoma]

NEW YORK -- Long a lightning rod for conservative criticism, the Girl Scouts of the USA are now facing their highest-level challenge yet: An official inquiry by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

At issue are concerns about program materials that some Catholics find offensive, as well as assertions that the Scouts associate with other groups espousing stances that conflict with church teaching. The Scouts, who have numerous parish-sponsored troops, deny many of the claims and defend their alliances.

The inquiry coincides with the Scouts' 100th anniversary celebrations and follows a chain of other controversies.

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[rurallib]

1. stated another way "Church to suppress uppity women's group."

[GodlessBiker]

2. Not satisfied with fucking over the lives of boys, the church turns its attention to girls.

I'm sure this should work out just as well.

[TlalocW]

3. The Girl Scouts should disassociate themselves from the Church

The CC will just tarnish their good name.

TlalocW

[Downwinder]

5. CC trying to rub some mud off?

[CanonRay]

4. Another group that has collectively lost its mind

Going after nuns working with the poor, and now the girl scouts.

[mysuzuki2]

6. Let's see now; first they abuse little boys, then start a fight with nuns

and now they are picking on girl scouts. What'ss the next step? The pope kicking a puppy?

[Scuba]

7. Remind me to buy some extra cookies.

[GObamaGO]

11. I know of a Girl Scout

who came close to doubling her sales from last year because of the conservatives' boycott of Girl Scout cookies.

[Angry Dragon]

8. Catholic Bishops embrace Satan

[qb]

9. I think we can surmise who was behind the recent Boy Scouts' statement against equality.

a bunch of thugs directed by the Vatican

[GObamaGO]

12. The Mormon church has pretty much commandered the Boy Scouts

All Mormon boys are automatically enrolled in the Boy Scouts and have been since the late 1980s.

[Warren DeMontague]

10. Wow.

With all that fucking money, cant the Vatican hire real PR people? It's like they WANT to look bad.. and creepy.

I mean, leaving aside the distrubing mental image of an organization known to protect child abusers "targeting girl scouts", um.. Yeah, attack the girl scouts. That'll look good. Why not go after puppies and sunshine while you're at it?

[LadyHawkAZ]

13. "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

The Great and Powerful Church has spoken!"