Radicalism

According to today's Pacific Daily News. SNAP does not believe that the Vatican's canonical trial of Archbishop Apuron will lead to justice.  Well, we already know that SNAP is being accused in a lawsuit of providing potential survivors to lawyers in exchange for money.  We also know that the Founder and President of SNAP resigned along with the Executive Director following those lawsuits. Obviously, SNAP and the Junglewatch Nation do not believe in our democratic principle of "due process." There will be comments coming into this blog asking about the "due process" of Father Paul and Monsignor James.  However, the fact that they took their case to Rome means that their due process was not denied. Archbishop Apuron was waiting for Rome's decision on their cases.  Now, we await the decision of the Pope regarding the canonical trial.  The ones who denied him due process were those who were unwilling to wait and want him defrocked.  

One then has to wonder why the hurry in getting him defrocked?  Why all the demonization of Apuron?  Even SNAP is in on it......the same SNAP who now finds itself in a lawsuit for allegedly providing potential survivors in exchange for money.  One then wonders about these potential survivors who have come forward with only their testimonies and seeking 5 million dollars.  

The alleged victims who accused Archbishop Apuron of sexual molestation stated that it was never about the Church, but about one man and it was never about money. According to the Pacific News Center dated May 18, 2016 (the bold is mine): 

Quintanilla says he has no intention of taking the archbishop to court. All he wants is for the archbishop to admit what he did wrong. He also says his public statements are aimed at Archbishop Apuron and not at the Church.

"I want it to be clear that I’m not confronting the catholic church, I’m not confronting the faith, I’m confronting the person: Anthony Sablan Apuron. And I’m offended that in his response he hides behind the church and he hides behind the cloth and implies that I am slandering the church when that could not be further from the truth. I am not slandering the church, I love my faith and I love the catholic church," he says.

While it may seem timely that Quintanilla’s allegations were made just a few days after a paid advertisement was released calling for clergy sex abuse victims to come forward, Quintanilla explains that he had already been planning to come forward well before the advertisements were published.

"The reason I came out was because 40 years ago I thought that I was his only victim and it wasn’t until about maybe a month and half ago that I discovered that there are other victims," he notes. 

 Roy Quintanilla was not alone in making these statements.  Walter Denton, Roland Sondia, and Doris Concepcion made similar statements: "It's not about the Church, but about one man", "I'm not here to sue the Archbishop, but I want him to make a public apology and step down" and "I love the Catholic Church." Yet, today we see these accusers bringing a lawsuit against not just one man, but against the Vatican itself, the seat of the Apostle Peter.  And each alleged victims are asking 5 million dollars.   

So, how does one proclaim to love the Catholic Church; yet, go after the seat of the Apostle Peter with a lawsuit?  How can one proclaim to be Catholic; yet, tell his followers not to look to Rome?  Who then are Rohr's followers supposed to turn to if not toward Rome?  The Church in Rome is the seat of the Apostle Peter, the Vicar of Christ.  Christ chose only one leader to take care of His entire flock, and that was the Apostle Peter.  He did not choose Tim Rohr or the Junglewatch Nation to take care of His entire flock.  That role belongs to the Pope, who sits in the chair of the Apostle Peter. Whatever decision the Pope makes in the canonical trial is what all Catholics must follow.  Why?  Simply because we are Catholics in union with the Pope.  If the Archbishop is found guilty, he will be removed and Archbishop Byrnes takes his place.  If he is found not guilty, then he returns as the Archbishop of Agana.  

This comment below came from Alexander Chen from the PDN:

Alexander Chen Northeastern University 

Just the fact that Apuron is being relentlessly and maliciously portrayed (by SNAP, Tim Rohr and the MEDIA) as if he has already been convicted of 'ALLEGED' crimes is enough evidence that justifies Apuron to seek help AWAY from Guam. After reading the countless postings by Tim Rohr in his blog I am convinced that he is a disciple of Hitler himself, who said, and I quote: 

"Never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it." "Hitler as His Associates Know Him" (OSS report, p.51) 

The media enjoys the unprincipled freedom to assassinate the character of Archbishop Apuron based ONLY on unsubstantiated testimony. That in itself IS an INJUSTICE. Testimonies seeking damages in excess of $5million dollars is hardly PROOF? How do PDN JUSTIFY/PROVE TO THEMSELVES that these are not slanderous/fraudulent accusations? Is PDN accountable from spreading unsubstantiated information. 

The only proof out there is that the more Tim Rohr speaks about the diocese, the Church, the Bishops, the property in Yona, the scandals, the more he exposes his bully & vulgar demeanor.

He makes an excellent point.  Adolf Hitler was a radical.  These are the rules that radicals follow, which you can find here.  The ones I listed below are what everyone is aware of in the jungle. Radicalism always has an agenda.  The comments in black are mine.    


 * RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules. (This is a serious rule. The besieged entity’s very credibility and reputation is at stake, because if activists catch it lying or not living up to its commitments, they can continue to chip away at the damage.) CCOG expects the Church to be financially transparent as to how much was collected and where all the money goes; yet, CCOG and LFM has never been transparent in the amount of funds they collected and where it went.  

 * RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions. (Pretty crude, rude and mean, huh? They want to create anger and fear.) We can all see that they attack the Archbishop and do not care to see justice. They also attacked Archbishop Hon when they felt he was doing something they disapproved. Their agenda is to get the Archbishop defrocked without due process and to implement the things they want.

 * RULE 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones. (Radical activists, in this sense, are no different that any other human being. We all avoid “un-fun” activities, and but we revel at and enjoy the ones that work and bring results.)

 * RULE 7: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news. (Even radical activists get bored. So to keep them excited and involved, organizers are constantly coming up with new tactics.)

 * RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new. (Attack, attack, attack from all sides, never giving the reeling organization a chance to rest, regroup, recover and re-strategize.)  In other words, listening and reconciliation is not in their agenda. Their agenda is to get what they want regardless of the truth.

 * RULE 9: “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist. (Perception is reality. Large organizations always prepare a worst-case scenario, something that may be furthest from the activists’ minds. The upshot is that the organization will expend enormous time and energy, creating in its own collective mind the direst of conclusions. The possibilities can easily poison the mind and result in demoralization.)

 * RULE 10: “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog........ The behavior of the radicals is to provoke violence from the other side.  This is why Father Pius emphasized "humility" to the communities.  We need to remember that the REAL enemy is the devil.  The people are being misled by the devil.  

 * RULE 11: “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem. (Old saw: If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Activist organizations have an agenda, and their strategy is to hold a place at the table, to be given a forum to wield their power. So, they have to have a compromise solution.)  

 * RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.