The Church is One

I do not know why the Creditor's lawyers were allowed to ask the witnesses if the Church was one.  That question is a religious one and has no bearing in a civil court.  Religious laws and dogmas are irrelevant in a civil court because secular society views each person as a separate individual while Christians view a Christian person as one with the entire Body of Christ.  The lawyers were simply using religious laws against the witnesses on the stand and causing confusion.  When asked if the Church was one, it should be asked whether the lawyers were referring to the people or the building.  

I am certain that the Creditor's lawyers were referring to the building because it is the building they want, not the people.  Therefore, the answer should be no because the buildings are separate.  All parish buildings are separate, and each pay its own water and electrical bills.  Nevertheless, even if the question was not asked, the Archdiocese would still lose the case because the parishes and Catholic schools in Guam did not have a declaration of deed restrictions.  Only the seminary in Guam had that.  In order for a building to be held in Trust, it must have a "Deed Restriction."  The Archdiocese lost its case because they had no substantial evidence that the parishes and schools, although under the umbrella of the Archdiocese, were held in trust by the Archbishop.  The former Guam RMS, on the other hand, had a Deed Restriction.  The language in the Deed Restriction was clear and specific in that the building can only be used as the Redemptoris Mater Seminary.  However, since Archbishop Michael Byrnes had rescinded the Deed Restriction, the seminary was no longer protected and was sold.  

 

Many parishes in the United States were closed down and sold in order to pay out the settlement for the alleged child abuse cases.  The same thing will happen in Guam, and the judge's ruling made that a reality.  However, a word to Archbishop Byrnes......after some of the parishes are sold and the alleged victims are paid, I hope that YOU Archbishop would place a Deed Restriction on the remaining parishes and Catholic schools to protect it from being sold in the future.    

On September 19, 2016, the former Attorney General, Doug Moylan said in a news report:

But Moylan is also concerned that the law would open the floodgates for claims that could bring the church to its financial knees, adding, "You open up the can of worms by letting a lawsuit proceed by opening the statute of limitations.  again the amount of money the Catholic Church is going to have to invest to pay people like me - lawyers - to defend itself "is going to be ruinous to them. 

He says victims should file against the individual perpetrators, not the local institution.  and for those abusers who have died or lack resources to pay?  Moylan says the Vatican has a procedure to provide restitution for victims similar to a government claims act. "In this case," he said, " part of it goes to peoples trust in the Vatican.

These people were injured can the church provide the appropriate" compensation.  The lawyers on Guam should actually be looking to the Vatican to see what type of relief is available," added Moylan. 

Did any of the Junglefolks look into how restitution can be paid through the Vatican?  No, of course not.   Did they check whether such a type of relief was available as Moylan stated?  No, of course not.  So, remember that it was never the Neocatechumenal Way who sought the destruction of our local parishes.  In fact, the NCW helped collect more than 5000 signatures to petition Governor Calvo to veto Bill 326, which was initiated by the JungleWatch nation.