The Scouts Versus The Catholic Church

By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

Pedophilia is mind-numbing.[2] It is a sin against God and mankind. Whether deservedly or not, the Scouts have been decimated by it, while the Catholic Church has elevated the "Pedophile Pope." How outrageous.[3]

Anyone who abuses kids (or is a co-conspirator) should be arrested and imprisoned. This includes Pope Leo XIV if he dares to set foot in the United States.[4] At the very least, he has known about pedophilia among Catholic clergy, yet looked the other way.[5]

Did he participate himself? His life must be investigated thoroughly. Pedophilia is the moral equivalent of human slavery, and of the harvesting of body parts by killing the young.[6] It must not be tolerated; and the logical starting point should have been the new Pope before he was elected.

I was a Cub Scout, a Boy Scout and an Explorer Scout. My father was a Boy Scout before me. And I have three loved ones who are Scouts today. Like the Catholic Church, pedophilia should have been stopped in its tracks, with the abusers arrested and driven from Scouting forever.

Yesterday I attended ceremonies celebrating a new Eagle Scout. I am honored to know him and his family, and to have been personally invited by him. I loved my days in Scouting, as he has. Why has the "Pedophile Pope" gotten away with criminality thus far, while the image of Scouting has been besmirched? Raw power globally.

Children are precious from the moment of conception.

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[1] Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass). See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6 and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/ He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service). Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams. He can be contacted directly at [email protected]

[2] See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedophilia ("Pedophilia")

[3] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/08/the-world-does-not-need-a-woke-pope/ ("The World Does Not Need A Woke Pope")

[4] See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV ("Pope Leo XIV")

[5] See, e.g., https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/05/09/dark-shadows-pope-leo-xiv-accused-of-sexual-abuse-cover-ups/ ("Dark shadows: Pope Leo XIV accused of sexual abuse cover-ups")

[6] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/who-is-next-the-murder-of-a-young-american-and-the-harvesting-of-his-body-parts-in-mexico/ ("Who Is Next? The Murder Of A Young American And The Harvesting Of His Body Parts In Mexico")