GUAM
Pacific News Center
Written by Janela Carrera
“From listening to many of you I realize that a number of factors have contributed toward the divisions,” Byrnes said in his pastoral letter.
Guam – Archbishop Michael Byrnes has made an unprecedented move, issuing a moratorium on some of the practices of the Neocatechumenal Way. In a pastoral letter he issued yesterday, Byrnes says many of the NCW practices have contributed to the deep divisions within the Catholic Church.
Byrnes’ pastoral letter addresses three major issues within the NCW practices. Byrnes says he came to this decision after he was approached by many in the Catholic community on nearly a daily basis about concerns of the NCW practices.
“From listening to many of you I realize that a number of factors have contributed toward the divisions,” Byrnes said in his letter.
The first action he takes is a moratorium on the formation of new NCW communities. The moratorium will last for a year, during which time Byrnes says he will appoint a priest delegate to “help me discern the effects of our efforts,” as well as to review other matters by which the NCW practices the formation of new communities.
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