Clarification from Archbishop Ryan

 You can find the following letter in the Archdiocese of Agana website:

15 December 2025

Some canonical clarifications concerning the case of Rev. Luis Camacho

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

In reference to my “Pastoral Update to the Faithful Regarding the Case of Luis Camacho” with Prot.
No. 02-48 dated December 11, 2025, I wish to make some clarificatory statements for the public to
understand:

1. Rev. Luis Camacho, in all stages of suspension, investigation, and appeal, maintains the right
of due process and innocence in accordance with the norms of Canon Law.

2. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, in its letter dated 7 November 2025 with Prot. N.
450/2015 – 107269 stated that Rev. Camacho “is to be informed of his right to present recourse” to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith “within the peremptory time limit of sixty (60) useful days from the date of notification of this Decree.”

3. I acknowledge that I prematurely mentioned in my ‘pastoral update’ that Rev. Camacho “has
been laicized.” The right of appeal has not expired, and Rev. Camacho fully intends to
exercise his right to appeal to the Collegium of the Doctrine of the Faith within sixty (60) days
from the notification of the decree dated 2 December 2025. Therefore, Rev. Camacho is not
dismissed from the clerical state while the recourse is ongoing.

4. In any manner the rights and reputation of Rev. Camacho are infringed by my ‘pastoral
update’ with Prot. No. 02-48 dated December 11, 2025, and inadvertently sent in error, I wish
to state herein the restoration of those rights and reputation. I acted in haste and that my
actions were not intended to cause any harm or scandal to Rev. Camacho, to his family or to
the Archdiocese of Agana.

 
5. Meanwhile, we must wait in prayer for Rev. Camacho and for all of us that, after all the
requirements of canon law are met, we accept the Holy Will of God.

Sincerely in Christ,
+Ryan P. Jimenez, D.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop of Agana