Thursday, February 16, 2017

Canonical Trial Moving Forward

Image result for cardinal raymond burkeThe canonical trial, which Tim Rohr says does not exist, is moving forward. Cardinal Burke is now on Guam and will be getting a deposition from Roland Sondia, one of the alleged victims accusing Archbishop Apuron of sexual molestation.  The Vatican will also get depositions from the other alleged victims including Doris Concepcion, the mother of Joseph Quinata.  From what I understand of how the Vatican operates, their lawyer, David Lujan, will not be present with Roland Sondia.  This should pose no problems.  After all, Roland Sondia has been telling his side of the story in public and in the media quite well.  We already know his story from his testimony through the media.  Naturally, Cardinal Burke and those with him will ask Mr. Sondia further questions regarding the sexual allegation.  The canonical trial is moving forward.  According to news report: 
ROME - 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 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.
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 Apuron’s accusers, told the newspaper that he had received a letter from 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, 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. 

11 comments:

  1. Roland Sondia, a Apuron accuser, is an employee of Pacific Daily News. hmmm...

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    1. He's also a friend of Tim Rohr. Saw Roland's facebook page and Rohr is on his buddy list. All these connections. Wow!

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    2. All haters of Archbishop Anthony connected.They support one another. Like others comments.
      Comment on other's comment building interests.

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  2. Diana did you David lujan he won't allow his clients to talk to the cardinal

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    1. David Lujan is suing the Holy See. He wants to dethrone Vatican. Can you imagine this? The prospects of extra-profit made on the back of faithful Catholics can transform an otherwise decent person into a ferocious beast adamant in hurting, mauling and demolishing the best place he ever had, his own Catholic Mother Church!

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    2. Dear Anonymous @2:26-
      Please don't troll....be complete with your comments so we aren't accused of being sensationalists here. He is doing what a good lawyer would do: protecting his client's interests. He was not allowed to be present with Sondia during the deposition, so he advised him not to do it. (Sondia could've continued on if he wanted, but guess he followed his lawyer's advise.)

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    3. Anon 6:50 pm
      This advise from David Lujan makes no sense. Usually the person who is being accused is advised not to speak, because if he says anything politically incorrect it can be used to further accuse him.
      The defendant shouldn't need to be politically correct on how he was abused if he is indeed the victim. This is suspicious behavior leading people to think there are ulterior motives.
      Even more so if the only gain is to block the Vatican's investigation. I don't know but if I was the victim I would want the Vatican to know everything so justice could prevail.

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  3. LuJAN the rean CON....among many in this diabolical scheme....does Lujan hear himself when he speaks? Let the floodgates if the truth pour forth oh Lord! Courage AB Apuron!!

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    1. David Lujan is a Catholic.

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    2. David Lujan hates the Catholic Church. He loves money.

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  4. "You cannot serve two Masters"

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