Conflict between Archbishop, Priest Could End up in Court

By Gaynor Dumat-Ol Daleno
Pacific Daily News
January 15, 2014

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Father Paul Gofigan's dispute with Archbishop Anthony Apuron may end up in court.

Gofigan issued a statement on Tuesday, saying Apuron hasn't retracted comments that Gofigan allege tainted the priest's reputation.

A phone call and an email to the Archdiocese of Agana leadership for comment were not returned as of press time.

Gofigan had sent the archbishop a letter on Jan. 13, which gave the archbishop until noon Tuesday "to make the retraction in writing, and to give a copy of (Apuron's) retraction to every member of Guam's clergy."

Gofigan's letter to the archbishop states Apuron allegedly made slanderous comments about Gofigan and a parishioner friend and a friend's family at a gathering of more than 30 members of the clergy from Guam and the Philippines.

Gofigan wrote that the archbishop made the alleged comments at an archdiocesan retreat in the Philippines.