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Guam – Up in the Archdiocese, it’s been several weeks since the controversial firing of Santa Barbara priest Father Paul Gofigan, but it’s unclear what will happen to him or if a resolution, if any, has been reached.

We spoke with the canon lawyer representing Father Paul in his quest to redeem himself from the tarnished reputation he believes was laid upon him by the Archdiocese of Agana.

He was accused of failing to obey Archbishop Anthony Apuron’s directive to dismiss an employee who was a registered sex offender. But Father Gofigan has stated that he had. In an earlier interview with PNC, Father Gofigan said he took the employee off the payroll after he was advised to do so in 2011. The man’s role at the parish became voluntary from that point on, according to Father Gofigan.

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