GUAM
Pacific Daily News
Written by
Gaynor Dumat-ol Daleno
Pacific Daily News
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.
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