GUAM
Pacific Daily News
Haidee V Eugenio, Pacific Daily News June 25, 2016
The archbishop Pope Francis sent to temporarily administer the Archdiocese of Agana has started laying the groundwork for the reorganization of the Catholic church in Guam.
But the Concerned Catholics of Guam said the two more urgent tasks should have been: reaching out to those who have said they are victims of sex abuse by Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron; and the permanent removal not only of Apuron but also three other individuals.
Archbishop Savio Hon Tai Fai announced the formation of four ad hoc committees that could lead to a reorganization of the embattled Catholic church in Guam.
Hon also named the Rev. Patrick Castro as the new contact person “for those coming forward with allegations of having been sexually abused by a member of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Agana.”
Monsignor Brigido “Bibi” Arroyo, who also got special assignment from Hon as spokesperson for the archdiocese, said on Friday the formation of the four committees are part of the task of promoting unity, and that the church is listening to the people.
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