CNA: A leading bishop in Catholic scouting says Catholics should continue to be involved in the Boy Scouts and work to ensure good youth outreach and consistency with Church teaching in response to a national policy change that allows gay leaders. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Boy Scouts of America
Bogus Catholic Group Lashes Out at Priest Who Pulled Troop from BSA
Catholic World Report: The decision by the Boy Scouts to include self-identified gay scout members has opened a new front in the Catholic culture wars as progressive Catholic organizations are denouncing the decision by a Bremerton, Washington, Catholic priest to … Continue reading
‘In Your Face, Boy Scouts’
NBC News: Boy Scouts and adult volunteers wore their uniforms Sunday as they marched in Utah’s gay pride parade — defying a leader of the youth organization who had said they couldn’t do so under the organization’s guidelines prohibiting advocating … Continue reading
Boy Scouts USA Lifts Ban on Openly Homosexual Members
CNA: The Boy Scouts of America has voted in favor of a resolution that lifts the ban on openly gay members but will not allow gay adult troop leaders. More on this here.
Scouts Did Not Want It Known They Were Considering Lifting Ban on Homosexuals
According to the New York Times, the Boy Scouts of America’s executive leadership didn’t want you to know that they were considering ending their ban on homosexual members and leaders.
Boy Scouts Had to Fight Priests to Oust Active Homosexual as Troop Leader
LifeSiteNews: The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have assured a homosexual will no longer act as an assistant scoutmaster at a Catholic church’s troop. But he will continue to lead Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church’s Girl Scout troop. More … Continue reading
Another Patron for Boy Scouts
One year ago, I posted a column on our website about Servant of God, Francis J. Parater, an Eagle Scout, who died in 1919 while studying in Rome for the priesthood. I proposed him as a worthy candidate to one … Continue reading
Bishop Francis Clement Kelley (1870-1948)
The only thing I knew about Bishop Kelley was that he authored Blood Drenched Altars, the story of the persecution of the Church in Mexico under the freemason, Plutarco Elias Calles, in the 1920s. The martyr, Blessed Miguel Pro (1891-1927), … Continue reading