GUAM
Pacific News Center
Written by Janela Carrera
The archdiocese says parishes and school buildings will not be liquidated at this time.
Guam – The once-controversial Redemptoris Mater Seminary is among the properties the Archdiocese of Agana may be looking to sell as part of a larger effort to liquidate assets that will be used as compensation for clergy sexual abuse victims.
During a press conference today, Coadjutor Archbishop Michael Byrnes fielded questions about a reported list of assets the archdiocese put together of that could be potentially sold. The archdiocese has already contributed $1 million in seed money for the Hope and Healing fund that will provide counseling services and compensation to clergy sex abuse victims.
However, based on the sheer number of abuse victims who have already filed suit–58–as well as the dozens and dozens of callers into the Hope and Healing hotline, $1 million will clearly not cut it. Byrnes says the list of assets that may be liquidated include the RMS property in Yona which was mired in controversy as the archdiocese and leaders of the Neocatechumenal Way wrestled over ownership of the multimillion dollar property.
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