CINCINNATI — Afterwards a historical separation A Catholic troop leader between the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio hopes to find common ground between the groups.

Jennifer Briede said the Girl Scouts of America is something that has been passed down from generation to generation for her family. He leads the unit with his daughter.

“It’s about brotherhood,” Briede said.

Briede said his union and many other Catholic-based unions operate without a hint of “gender and sexual ideology.” Cited by the archdiocese They decided to leave GSOA.

“The reality is that soldiers operate individually and within their own programs,” he said.

His Held a meeting with Catholic union leaders November 14th and I invited them both local Girl Scout Board and archdiocese representatives will attend.

The union leader said many unions were not contacted or given a chance to weigh in on the decision before Archbishop Dennis Schnurr made the announcement. He wants to argue that this should be reversed.

“And we talk about why Girl Scouting is so fundamental to us, and actually why our Catholic faith is so fundamental to us. I’m just as offended by both organizations, to be honest,” Briede said.

As Briede tried to save his troop, Pastor Tyler Moquin-Lee at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church on Werk Road urged wayward troops to call his church home. The openly gay priest said he felt compelled to help because of his belief in God.

“That, to me, is not a sign of hospitality by kicking people out,” he said.

Moquin-Lee said Girl Scouts of America leaders and former staff members are parishioners at her church and have welcomed troops in the past.

“I think the call to serve our neighbor, the call to hospitality, is a bigger call than just conforming to something politically,” he said. “There are a lot of people here who believe in very different things.”

In a statement, Patti Garibay, founder and executive director of American Heritage Girls, celebrated the archdiocese’s decision to part ways with the Girl Scouts of America and direct all existing Girl Scout Troops to vacate their properties or convert to the AHG division: