GUAM
Pacific News Center
By Janela Carrera July 6, 2017
Archbishop Anthony Apuron’s canonical trial could come to a close within the next few weeks.
Guam – Whether or not Archbishop Anthony Apuron is cleared of sexual abuse charges in Rome, his potential return to Guam would be a disaster for the island. That’s according to Coadjutor Archbishop Michael Byrnes who shared his personal opinion of the disgraced Apuron whose trial is in its final phase with a decision expected soon.
“There’s been a tremendous loss of trust that’s really hard to win back,” noted Byrnes.
Archbishop Byrnes called for a press conference today to give an update on the canonical trial of Archbishop Anthony Apuron whose faculties were removed about a year ago after allegations of sexual abuse surfaced from multiple former altar servers dating back to the 1970s.
“The discovery period of the trial has ended and the next phase, which will happen sometime in the next several weeks, will be a convening of the three judges to deliberate on what they heard,” Byrnes said.
Archbishop Apuron’s canonical trial began earlier this year in Rome but the specific charges have not been disclosed. Byrnes says unlike civil cases, a canonical case is confidential. With the discovery phase now over, the next step is for three judges to deliberate and then ultimately decide Apuron’s fate.
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.