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The Facts: Those Who Mentioned Selling RMS

The Neocatechumenal Way was not the only one that was demonized by the jungle.  The Redemptoris Mater Seminary was also being discredited, demonized, and branded as a fake seminary.  

There were two people who mentioned the selling of RMS.  The first person on record who mentioned the selling of the Redemptoris Mater Seminary was Tim Rohr.  

On January 3, 2014 (6 months before the removal of Monsignor James), Tim Rohr wrote to the Catholic Extension Society.  He also posted his letter in his blog.  According to Tim Rohr (the bold is mine):

We might also note that the Redemptoris Mater Seminary is located on a palatial seaside estate, a former hotel, worth tens of millions of dollars. While the property was acquired for much less than that and with the assistance of a gift, it is wrong for us to continue to come to you for financial assistance when we possess such assets and  when there are so many other truly needy Catholic communities. 

The property, if sold, could realize many millions of dollars for the archdiocese, money that could be used to repair our deteriorating churches and schools. Instead, we the Catholic laity, must resort to a regular schedule of car washes and bake sales in order to raise the funds to keep our institutions standing. 

Also, there was no need to use the palatial former hotel for a seminary since the archdiocese is in possession of a suitable seminary location just a few miles south of Redemptoris Mater. In fact, this other suitable location, once a Carmelite monastery, was recently designated as a second seminary for Guam. 

These are the facts:

FACT #1:  Rohr has expressed that there was no need "to use the palatial former hotel for a seminary....."  
FACT #2:  Rohr has expressed that if the seminary was sold, the money could be used for the Archdiocese, churches, and Catholic schools. 
FACT #3: Rohr expressed this in a letter to the Catholic Extension Society dated 6 months before the removal of Monsignor James.    

One then has to wonder what was the purpose of attacking RMS, which was described by Rohr as a "palatial seaside estate, a former hotel, worth tens of millions of dollars?"         

The seminary was demonized so much that Rohr accused RMS of money laundering.  According to Rohr (the bold is mine):

..... the Seminary is used as a pass through to funnel money to individuals who would raise questions if they were put on the archdiocesan payroll. So long as the seminary does not show more than $50,000 in income, as a 501c3 it does not have to file a tax return which would be public information because of its non-profit status. This is why Archbishop Apuron is arguing to keep the seminary finances separate from any archdiocesan financial report. On another note, and as mentioned elsewhere, how does Fr. Wadeson function as a "formator for a seminary in Guam when he lives in San Francisco? Actually, that's not "another note". That's the same note. Effectively it is money laundering. 

He has also insinuated that the seminary was possibly involved in human trafficking (See his blog here and here.)  According to Rohr: 

I personally believe that many of the guys who are thrown into these seminaries have no clue what they are getting into. And for most, especially those here in Guam, they had no idea that they were going to be made "parish priests." Most likely they thought they were going to be ordained for "the communities", which for many of them - having grown up in these communities - it was all they knew the "presbyterate" to be. The "bait and switch", particularly on Guam, isn't something I think they signed up for which can be seen in their hardly knowing how to say Mass or give a homily. 

A few people have mentioned the possibility of human trafficking. I think we should look into that. 

Although Rohr has accused the seminary of money laundering and insinuated the possibility of human trafficking, he never went to the police to report it.  Rather, he continued to discredit the seminary as a fake seminary.  

The second person on record to mention the selling of RMS was Richard Untalan.  Richard Untalan sent a letter to Archbishop Apuron dated September 8, 2011.  News report in my blog stated:

The former finance council members had been sitting as council members for a combined 50-plus years, Untalan wrote. 

Selling the property, then valued at $75 million, could eliminate the archdiocesan debt, Untalan wrote.

Cristobal said that the finance council at the time wanted to sell the property to cover the debt incurred by the Cathedral and the Catholic Cemeteries and said “to think to sell the property to cover a deficit is unthinkable and would be irresponsible for the archbishop to even harbor that idea.” 

There is a third person who has also mentioned the selling of RMS, but that person did not write any letter or document.  Rather, there was a witness who heard the person mention the selling of the Yona property to pay off the debts of the Archdiocese. Archbishop Apuron claimed that he heard Monsignor James suggest the selling of RMS to pay of the debt of the Archdiocese.  According to Pacific News Center dated August 26, 2016: 

Apuron says he will not lift the deed restriction, saying, “Some people proposed to me the sale of the property as a way to solve some short-term financial issues.”

He says his response to that is “over my dead body, because it would be irresponsible for a father to forfeit the future of his children, that is to cash in on the property and destroy the possibility to form priests for the future.” 

Archbishop Apuron did not name who those people were, but Vatican Insider gave a name, which most likely came from Archbishop Apuron himself after he was interviewed.  According to the Vatican Insider dated August 20, 2017 (the bold is mine):

Following the unsuccessful audit, Apuron summoned the six members of the Archdiocesan Finance Council, asking them for an explanation and solutions. Benavente—regarded as a “godson” of lawyer David Lujan—submitted a proposal to sell the Redemptoris Mater Seminary and use the proceeds to cover the financial holes and thus avoid public scandal. “Over my dead body,” Apuron replied, dismissing the plan from further consideration. 

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