Scout Movement in Argenta
On July 8, 1923, Fr Emilio Faggioli was invited to the parish hall in Argenta to give a lecture on the educative value of scouting. Fagioli said, "Through this practice and discipline of the will and body, we aim to shape men with a strong temperament." Among those attending the lecture was the Fascist Party Secretary in Argenta, who shouted "But we already have Mussolini!". Monsignor Faggioli ignored him, and started speaking again, explaining to those present that scouting acts outside any political faction. "From now on, you will see young scouts along your roads with their big hats and a lily over their hearts. Please, look kindly on these young men walking and singing in the main square in Argenta." "They will not be allowed into the main square," the fascist chief shouted. Then Fr Minzoni began to speak: "While I am here, they will go everywhere, even into the main square!" Deafening applause from seventy young men put an end to the diatribe. The seventy members of the Catholic Scouts in Argenta were a reality, and the menaces coming from the local fascist chief did not alarm them.
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