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Updated: Jul 06, 2017
By Krystal Paco
Keeping with Church news… A Mass opening the Year of Reparation is being held at this hour at the Hagatna Cathedral.
On Wednesday, the Archdiocese of Agana announced the period would focus on prayer, fasting, and alms-giving in order to promote spiritual justice and make amends with those hurt by clergy sex abuse. In a statement from Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), Volunteer Western Regional Leader Joelle Casteix commends the Archdiocese of Agana and the laity for efforts to show solidarity with victims, but more needs to be done, especially from leadership.
Casteix calls on Coadjutor Archbishop Michael Byrnes to stop relying on the laity to made amends. “Coadjutor Byrnes has the immediate power to enact change in the courts, open files, stop wrongdoing, and hold those who committed or covered up child sex abuse accountable,” Casteix said.
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