GUAM
Pacific News Center
October 24, 2017
By Jolene Toves
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The Archdiocese of Agana is implementing a revised policy intended to protect our island’s youth from sexual predators in hopes of rebuilding faith in the Catholic Church.
Guam – Over the last several years the Archdiocese of Guam has found itself in the midst of sexual abuse scandals, to date over 100 cases of sexual abuse has been filed against the church. But even more alarming in each case it is alleged that the Archdiocese was aware and conspired to cover-up the widespread sexual violence.
In September, both the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests and the Center for Constitutional Rights, in a report to the UN argued “that the Holy See has not made substantial progress in genuinely acknowledging, internalizing and implements the full range of policies and practices that would center children’s best interest and protect them against sexual violence.”
Today, it appears that at least for the Archdiocese of Guam, they are attempting to make a change, through the implementation of policies addressing the problems of sexual abuse by clergy, employees and volunteers.
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