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The Concerned Catholics of Guam (CCOG) is preparing to take legal action against Archbishop Anthony Apuron if he maintains status quo on deeding of the Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Yona.
Before taking him to court, however, CCOG says they want to give the Archbishop a chance to”set things right.”
The controversy surrounding the Redemptoris Mater Seminary has been brewing for several years with little to no response from the Archdiocese of Agana.
As a result, the CCOG is now planning to take legal action against Apuron for allegedly deeding over a multimillion dollar property to a third party illegally.
The Archdiocese has responded by accusing the protesters of having ulterior motives.
Attorney Jacque Terlaje, in a press release, reiterated the Archdiocese’s previous statements regarding the controversial ownership of the Redemptoris Mater Seminary.
Terlaje said it doesn’t take a law degree to decipher documents that show who the legal owner of the RMS really is Archbishop Anthony Apuron.
Terlaje says that the very same documents the CCOG is using to make the allegations against the Archbishop prove he maintains control over the multimillion dollar property.
She says the document is a declaration of deed restriction, not a grant deed, quitclaim deed or warranty deed.
“It is not necessary to be a legal scholar to know that the same authority who issued an administrative decree can immediately issue the day after another administrative decree saying exactly the opposite,” she wrote.
About 50 Catholics gathered for a protest in Tumon earlier this month.
The protesters gathered at the entrance to the Hyatt Regency Guam hotel, where Apuron was inside, celebrating his birthday with hundreds of guests who paid $200 each for the gala fundraiser.
We have been waiting for more than a year for him to talk to us about the problems of our church, and he has said nothing, done nothing, to address our issues,” said Vangie Lujan, of Chalan Pago.
She is a 30-year Catholic and sings for the choir at the Agana Cathedral.
“We want transparency. Why we’re here? He wants to raise $300,000 tonight … but he never uses this amount of resources, or effort, to raise funds for other parts of the church like Kamalen Karidat.
He doesn’t use his resources to help Catholic Social Services.
“And yet, he will do everything for the RMS? Or the St. John Paul II? And they’re saying the bills of the Cathedral … but we know it’s going to support the Neocatechumenal way.
When is he going to start supporting the rest of us Catholics? We want our church back.”
Lujan was referring to the Redemptoris Mater and St. John Paul II seminaries.
Apuron said he was aware of the group outside but did not understand why they were protesting at that event.
“The things that we’re doing tonight are good for all of Guam,” he said.
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