What Catholic Girl Scouts and Vocations have in common
FREE Catholic Classes
Pope Francis on Friday praised Catholic girl scout leaders' "absolutely crucial" role in educating women for their vocation and responsibilities in a world of ideologies that work against God and treat women as inferior.
Highlights
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
3/21/2016 (6 years ago)
Published in Vocations
Keywords: Vocations, Girl Scouts, education, Pope Francis
Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) - "Today it is very important that womanhood be properly appreciated . we are in a world where we see the spread of ideologies contrary to nature and God's design for the family and marriage," Pope Francis told a delegation of scouting leaders June 26.
"It is therefore necessary to educate girls not only to the beauty and grandeur of their vocation as women, in a fair and differentiated relationship between man and woman, but also to take on important responsibilities in the Church and in society."
He continued, saying that "education is the indispensable means for enabling girls to grow into active and responsible women, proud and happy in the faith in Christ they live in their everyday life. In this way they will participate in the construction of a world imbued with the Gospel."
In his remarks at Vatican City's Clementine Hall, the Pope said girl scout organizations can play a major role in improving the situation of women in countries where they are treated as inferiors, exploited or mistreated.
Pope Francis addressed delegates from the International Catholic Conference of Guiding. The organization supports Catholic girl scouts and girl guides in 49 countries around the world and unites national scouting organizations.
The girl guides conference has gathered in Rome on the 50th anniversary of its founding to reflect on the theme "Living as a guide for the joy of the Gospel."
Pope Francis praised this theme, saying that its program proclaims "that encountering Jesus frees us and heals us . opens us to other and drives us to announce him, especially to the poorest and most distant, the lonely and abandoned."
The Pope noted that scouting's educational method gives an important role to contact with nature. He connected this with his recent encyclical on care for our common home, Laudato Si'.
"I hope that guides will continue to be alert to the presence and the goodness of the Creator in the beauty of the world that surrounds them," he said. "This contemplative attitude will lead them to live in harmony with themselves, with others and with God. It is a new way of life, more coherent with the gospel, that they will be able to transmit to others around them."
He especially encouraged girl scout leaders to teach in a way that is open to a life consecrated to God, saying that the scouting movement has been very fruitful in this area.

By the Grace of God, with the help of Montana Ranch and Cattle, Catholic Online School has become one of the fastest-growing, online K-Adult schools in the world. The school now has over 915,000 student enrollments from 193 countries. Click to Save 25% Now >
The Pope's comments about ideologies contrary to God's design for marriage came hours before the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right, protected by the 14th amendment.
ARTICLE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JUN 26, 2015
---
'Help Give every Student and Teacher FREE resources for a world-class Moral Catholic Education'
Copyright 2021 - Distributed by Catholic Online
FREE Catholic Classes Pick a class, you can learn anything
Join the Movement
When you sign up below, you don't just join an email list - you're joining an entire movement for Free world class Catholic education.
-
-
Saints & Angels
-
Saint of the Day for Wednesday, Aug 10th, 2022
-
St. Clare of Assisi
-
Mysteries of the Rosary
-
Popular Saints
-
St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
-
Female / Women Saints
-
Bible
-
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
-
Patron Saints A-Z
Pope Francis calls desire for eternal youth 'delusional'
-
Fill your Freezer with 'The Greatest Meat on Earth' during this special event!
-
St. Dominic Invites us to Answer the Question, Who Is Jesus Christ to Me?
-
Fill your freezer with 'The World's Greatest Beef' at a Special Price with this Promo Code
-
At a parish event, my son couldn't count back change. That's when my eyes were opened...
Daily Catholic
Daily Readings for Thursday, August 11, 2022
St. Clare of Assisi: Saint of the Day for Thursday, August 11, 2022
Prayer for the Safety of a Soldier: Prayer of the Day for Thursday, August 11, 2022
- Daily Readings for Wednesday, August 10, 2022
- St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr: Saint of the Day for Wednesday, August 10, 2022
- Prayer to Our Guardian Angel: Prayer of the Day for Wednesday, August 10, 2022

To all our readers,
Please don't scroll past this. We interrupt your reading to humbly ask you to defend Catholic Online School's independence. 98% of our readers don't give; they look the other way. If you are an exceptional reader who has already donated, we sincerely thank you. If you donate just $10.00, or whatever you can, Catholic Online School could keep thriving for years. Most people donate because Catholic Online School is useful. If Catholic Online School has given you $10.00 worth of knowledge this year, take a minute to donate. Show the world that access to Catholic education matters to you. Thank you.Help Now >
Copyright 2021 Catholic Online. All materials contained on this site, whether written, audible or visual are the exclusive property of Catholic Online and are protected under U.S. and International copyright laws, © Copyright 2021 Catholic Online. Any unauthorized use, without prior written consent of Catholic Online is strictly forbidden and prohibited.
Catholic Online is a Project of Your Catholic Voice Foundation, a Not-for-Profit Corporation. Your Catholic Voice Foundation has been granted a recognition of tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Federal Tax Identification Number: 81-0596847. Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.