GUAM
Guam Daily Post
Neil Pang | Post News Staff
More than 80 individuals gathered outside the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica in Hagåtña yesterday, Sept. 4. The gathered crowd comprised members of the Concerned Catholics of Guam (CCOG), Laity Forward Movement (LFM) and Silent No More.
Members of the three organizations routinely gather to hold protests airing their grievances with church authority – primarily in calling for the defrocking of Archbishop Anthony Apuron, who has been accused of child sex abuse during his time as pastor of the Agana parish in the 1970s.
Lou Klitzke, a member of LFM, told the Post that protester turnout has been steadily increasing over the past few weeks.
“Everybody keeps coming out,” she said. “We have a very dedicated group of people.”
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