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	Group Asks Archbishop to Answer Questions on Abuse Pacific Daily News February 24, 2010 http://www.guampdn.com/article/20100224/NEWS01/2240330/1002/NEWS01/Group-asks-archbishop-to-answer-questions-on-abuse An Illinois-based support group, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, called on Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron to hold a public meeting with victims, Catholics, SNAP leaders and the public to answer questions and address victims' concerns, the network announced in a press release Monday. The press release also called for the Catholic Church on Guam to "name all accused predator clergy who live/work or who have lived/worked on Guam." The Archdiocese of Agana, in a statement Feb. 12, said: "To date no member of the Catholic clergy on Guam has been charged with or convicted of sexual abuse." The archdiocese did not immediately have a comment yesterday. On Feb. 12, the archdiocese, in response to an earlier statement from the network, stated that since 2002, the local Catholic Church has had an effective safety plan in place to protect all children served in the church. "The Archdiocese of Agana explicitly follows the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Charter on Sexual Abuse, as ratified by the Holy See," the archdiocese's news release stated. Contact: news@guampdn.com
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