Girl played two season of tackle football before archdiocese enforced boys-only rule . Caroline Pla says she 's laid her share of licks on the boys and has never been hurt . Mom 's change.org petition snares 100,000 signatures after appeals to archdiocese fail . Philadelphia ( CNN ) -- Archbishop tells Caroline that he will not change policy, but admits it is " difficult for parents who are Catholic or have children in parochial schools to understand why they should be exempt from this policy" Score: 6
Girl played two season of tackle football before archdiocese enforced boys-only rule . Caroline Pla says she 's laid her share of licks on the boys and has never been hurt . Mom 's change.org petition snares 100,000 signatures after appeals to archdiocese fail . Archbishop tells Caroline that he will not change policy, but admits it is " difficult for parents who are Catholic or have children in parochial schools to understand why they should be exempt from this policy" Score: 6