GUAM
Pacific News Center
Written by Janela Carrera
Archbishop Michael Byrnes could not disclose which property is being sold.
Guam – Coadjutor Archbishop Michael Byrnes has revealed that the Archdiocese of Agana is in the process of selling off one of its assets to be able to fund Hope and Healing Guam.
The archdiocese began this effort earlier this year when they hired a third party to establish Hope and Healing Guam which is a non profit created to provide counseling and compensation to victims of clergy abuse. The organization was launched with $1 million in seed money but the amount is clearly not enough to cover as dozens and dozens of victims and survivors have called into the hotline within the first week of its launch.
Archbishop Byrnes says a list was formulated of church assets that could potentially be sold.
“Nothing’s been added to the list but we are, we’re actually in process of selling one set of the assets right now. It’s in process so I really can’t elaborate further on that … we gotta wait for the process to finish,” noted Byrnes.
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