The Vatican announced recently that a canonical trial has commenced concerning Guam’s former Archbishop Apuron and the trial will be lengthy, perhaps spanning several years. However, that contradicts what media outlets have discovered. Under the guise of searching for a missing dog, reporters have located Archbishop living in a two-story house in Fairfield, California. There […]
Pope Replaces Guam Archbishop
Pope Francis has named a new co-adjutor bishop for the embattled Archdiocese of Guam as Archbishop Anthony Apuron faces a church trial over his role in the sexual abuse of minors on the Pacific island. Bishop Michael Jude Byrnes, currently an auxiliary bishop in Detroit, is moving to the U.S. territory as a coadjutor bishop. […]
Guam’s Governor Lifts Statute of Limitations in Sex Abuse Cases
Gov. Eddie Calvo has signed into law signed bill 326 into Public Law 33-187, effectively allowing sexual abuse survivors to bring perpetrators and the institutions that protected them to justice. In signing the legislation, Calvo penned a letter of explanation to the people of Guam. “I am a practicing but imperfect Catholic; a husband, father, […]
Guam Senate Approves Elimination of Statute of Limitations in Sex Abuse Cases
Guam’s senators overwhelmingly passed Senate bill 326 with 13 yes votes and two excused absences. The bill will now go to the Governor’s office for signature. The senators took up the bill in response to recent sexual abuse allegations against Guam Catholic priests and the local archbishop Anthony Apuron. Several men have come forward alleging […]
