{"id":14037,"date":"2012-06-07T04:56:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T10:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=14037"},"modified":"2016-09-30T17:08:14","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:08:14","slug":"girls-scouts-usa-does-not-have-a-relationship-with-planned-parenthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2012\/06\/girls-scouts-usa-does-not-have-a-relationship-with-planned-parenthood\/","title":{"rendered":"“Girls Scouts USA does not have a relationship with Planned Parenthood”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Those are the words of the Girl Scouts\u2019 Catholic CEO, spoken last week in Washington. Details:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Girl Scouts of the USA is working with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops \u201cto answer some questions they have,\u201d the organization\u2019s chief executive officer said May 30.<\/p>\n

\"\"Anna Maria Chavez, a Catholic who has been the Girl Scouts CEO since last November, made the comments during a luncheon address at the National Press Club.<\/p>\n

She said the Girl Scouts does not take a position on \u201cissues that we\u2019re being alleged to take positions on,\u201d such as birth control and sexuality, adding that the organization only focuses on the leadership development and growth of millions of young women.
\nGSUSA, as it\u2019s known, has 3.2 million girl and adult members. About 500,000 Catholic girls and adults in the U.S. are involved in Girl Scouts.<\/p>\n

Some claim the Girl Scouts promotes Planned Parenthood and its advocacy of birth control and abortion. Others have complained that some printed material distributed to Scouts contained references that countered the Catholic Church\u2019s teachings; the books were reprinted after Catholic leaders complained about the content.<\/p>\n

Criticism of the organization has surfaced off and on over the past several years and earlier this year made the rounds again on the Internet.
\nAt the luncheon, Chavez said she welcomed the opportunity to set the record straight and dispel recent \u201cmyths and misconceptions\u201d about the century-old organization that, she said, were fueled by social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cGirls Scouts USA does not have a relationship with Planned Parenthood,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

At a mid-March meeting, the U.S. bishops\u2019 Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth discussed criticism of the Girl Scouts and its \u201cpossible problematic relationships with other organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a March 28 letter to his fellow bishops, committee chairman Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of South Bend-Fort Wayne, Ind., said some questions may need to be answered at the national level and others at the local level.<\/p>\n

But he also said the committee \u201caffirmed the good service\u201d Catholic Girl Scouts have provided and continue to provide to their communities and to the church.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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