VATICAN CITY - The Catholic archbishop of the U.S. island territory of Guam has been definitively convicted of sexual abuse of minors and removed from office, the Vatican said on Thursday in a ruling that advocates for abuse victims condemned as weak.
The tribunal of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith upheld the first verdict, a statement said. “It’s baffling that this decision took so long and that the penalties are not proportional to the crimes,” said Anne Barrett Doyle, co-director of the U.S.-based abuse tracking group BishopAccountability.org.
The Vatican said the decision announced on Thursday was definitive and no longer could be challenged on appeal. Apuron had served as the island’s archbishop since 1986.
I think there is a pattern here..
Alarmed at the outcry over priests molesting children, the Catholic Church decided that something had to be done. So the church distributed a manual to the pedophile priests titled, 'Protect Your Church : A Step By Step Guide On How To Kiddie Diddle Without Leaving A Trace.'
Pontifex why wasn't he defrocked and jailed. Stop covering up for pedophiles
Chairman Xi is a well-deserved leader of the people
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