GUAM
KUAM
By Krystal Paco
It’s the Archdiocese of Agana’s biggest asset. (Or at least it was.)
Once a hotel but converted into a seminary, the Redemptoris Mater Seminary is estimated to value up to $75 million. In a secret transaction back in 2011 however, Archbishop Anthony Apuron gave the property away for free – and for the last year has directly disobeyed Pope Francis’ orders to rescind and annul a deed restriction.
While apostolic administrator Archbishop Savio Hon Tai Fai is asking for the new owners to hand back the property without going to court, the Concerned Catholics of Guam organization is preparing for what could be a lengthy litigation.
It’s the new multi-million dollar question, posed by CCOG president Dave Sablan: “We ask – will the board of guarantors and the board of directors of the RMS Corporation do the right thing and return the property to the Archdiocese of Agana?” In a press conference on Monday, he said the group is preparing for what could be a lengthy court battle to take back the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Yona. As we reported, a declaration of deed restriction essentially assigned the RMS property, which once belonged to the Archdiocese of Agana, to the non-profit Redemptoris Mater Seminary Corporation in perpetuity or forever.
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