GUAM
Pacific Daily News
Written by
Gaynor Dumat-ol Daleno
Pacific Daily News
Archbishop Anthony Apuron remains in full control of a major asset of the local Catholic Church, the Archdiocese of Agana stated yesterday.
At issue is the former Accion Hotel, which was once worth $57 million.
The property, which is being used as a seminary and an academic institution for seminarians, has become a focal point of recent criticisms against Apuron’s leadership.
Some of the archdiocese’s former finance council members and the Concerned Catholics of Guam raised the issue as two representatives of the Vatican are visiting this week.
Department of Land Management documents show that Apuron had signed a deed of restriction giving the Redemptoris Mater Seminary and an academic institution for seminarians “perpetual use” of the oceanfront property, a former 100-room hotel in Yona.
The seminary’s Articles of Incorporation also state that the nonprofit falls under a four-member “board of governors,” a majority of whom aren’t Guam residents. One of them is Apuron, but the majority on the board consists of three New Jersey residents affiliated with the Neocatechumenal Way movement’s leadership, Land Management records show.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.