tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091192923206493007.post7138146641730277825..comments2024-03-26T12:36:11.211-04:00Comments on An Archdiocese of Washington Catholic: Robert McCartney - Another WaPo Anti-Catholic BIGOT A WASHINGTONDC CATHOLIChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10821102789185139045noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091192923206493007.post-29275128423843096702014-02-25T13:18:04.902-05:002014-02-25T13:18:04.902-05:00To Anon at 9:12pm:
You are correct that a number ...To Anon at 9:12pm:<br /><br />You are correct that a number of Scouts, who are near Eagle, will finish up the program. I know personally of one and he probably has a couple of badges to finish and his project.<br /><br />Technically, all troops must be fully rechartered by the end of January or see a break in their status as a continuously running troop. Yes, BSA then gives troops/packs/etc. a couple more weeks to get their rechartering done. But, I think that the numbers they have now will give them a good indicator of the loss.<br /><br />The bigger loss will take place in either January 2015 or January 2016, with as I predict, will be the allowing of gay adult leaders.A WASHINGTONDC CATHOLIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821102789185139045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091192923206493007.post-75694106054942892702014-02-24T14:19:57.741-05:002014-02-24T14:19:57.741-05:00I'm not Catholic, but we removed our sons from...I'm not Catholic, but we removed our sons from Boy Scouts and they have joined a Trail Life troop. From what I can discern, families with older boys who are nearing the rank of Eagle have decided to give their sons the opportunity to complete the requirements for Eagle. That is perfectly understandable. My oldest had just completed Tenderfoot and my youngest had not yet started Cub Scouts, so it seemed prudent to transfer to Trail Life immediately.<br /><br />The headline in all the articles is exceedingly misleading. The new membership policy did not go into effect until January 1, 2014 and Trail Life did not officially begin until that date, with many troops still involved in the chartering process as we near March. Further, a lot of BSA troops which switched to Trail Life remained in BSA through December 31, 2013. The membership report by BSA in February 2015 will be the first one to really give some idea how many boys are leaving and failing to join. Even then, the decline in BSA will undoubtedly be seen over the next several years as fewer boys sign up to begin Cub Scouts and more boys complete the program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091192923206493007.post-59385790123607590682014-02-21T17:24:21.006-05:002014-02-21T17:24:21.006-05:00FYI- Over half of the Scouts from the Cub Scout Pa...FYI- Over half of the Scouts from the Cub Scout Pack at St. Raymonds left and started a new pack and believe it or not, since doing so they doubled in size! Not to mention the other packs in the area who have seen a membership increase. This policy change is still really new so there are no numbers to look at yet other than local numbers.<br /><br />The other outrage that I am hearing from the Springfield community and St. Raymond parishioners is that its not THAT Fr. DeCelles did what he did but its the manor in which he did it. The whole thing was very adversarial and mean spirited.<br /><br />What I don't think that he realizes is that Trail Life's policies are not actually different than BSA's. I asked my brother who is a Jesuit lawyer in upstate NY to look at the language and he agreed that its really that same.Eagle Priest, SJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091192923206493007.post-86218072642136119252014-02-17T14:10:01.794-05:002014-02-17T14:10:01.794-05:00I blogged on this today too. Really sickening. One...I blogged on this today too. Really sickening. One point I made is that our parish troop is starting Trail Life for the younger scout while it continues Boy Scouts for the older scouts close to Eagle rank. According a comment the troop leader left on my Facebook page, a number of Catholic troops are doing the same thing. So the writing is on the wall even though the bigot can't see it. If new scouts aren't coming in the door at the lower end, scouting is on the way out. Mary Ann Kreitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com