Cardinal Burke presides over trial investigating Guam archbishop
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IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, a churchlaw expert and former head of the Vatican's highest court, arrived in Guam Feb.15 as the presiding judge in a church trial investigating allegations of sexualabuse leveled against Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron of Agana.The Vatican press office confirmed a "tribunal of the firstinstance" was constituted by the Vatican Oct. 5 and its presiding judge isCardinal Burke. Four other judges, all of whom are bishops, also were appointed,the press office said."When an action is in a 'first instance' court, thatindicates that it is in the initial trial phase," according to the websiteof the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which handles accusations ofclerical sexual abuse.Three men have publicly accused Archbishop Apuron ofsexually abusing them when they were altar boys in the 1970s. The mother of afourth man, now deceased, also accused the archbishop of abusing her son.Archbishop Apuron ha...
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By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, a church
law expert and former head of the Vatican's highest court, arrived in Guam Feb.
15 as the presiding judge in a church trial investigating allegations of sexual
abuse leveled against Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron of Agana.
The Vatican press office confirmed a "tribunal of the first
instance" was constituted by the Vatican Oct. 5 and its presiding judge is
Cardinal Burke. Four other judges, all of whom are bishops, also were appointed,
the press office said.
"When an action is in a 'first instance' court, that
indicates that it is in the initial trial phase," according to the website
of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which handles accusations of
clerical sexual abuse.
Three men have publicly accused Archbishop Apuron of
sexually abusing them when they were altar boys in the 1970s. The mother of a
fourth man, now deceased, also accused the archbishop of abusing her son.
Archbishop Apuron has refused to resign, but in late October, Pope Francis named former Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Michael J. Byrnes as
coadjutor archbishop of Agana and gave him full authority to lead the
archdiocese.
Roland Sondia, who works for Pacific Daily News and is one
of Archbishop Apuron's accusers, told the newspaper that he had received a
letter from Cardinal Burke requesting his presence at the Agana archdiocesan
chancery Feb. 16 "for the purpose of giving said testimony."
At a news briefing Feb. 10, according to Pacific Daily News,
Archbishop Byrnes announced the archdiocese would adopt the U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops' Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
Accusations of clerical sexual abuse involving minors automatically would be
reported to civil authorities, he said.
Also at the briefing, the archbishop confirmed that Vatican
investigators would visit Guam, but he provided no further information.
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