Waiting for a Vatican verdict on allegations that he sexually abused several boys in the 1970s, Archbishop Anthony Apuron of Agana, Guam, attended one of Pope Francis’s weekly general audiences in February.
The archbishop’s presence at the audience on February 7 was not announced by the Vatican. However, Vatican media did not attempt to hide his presence in photographs and a video of the audience.
The Italian website, Vatican Insider, published a story on February 10 claiming that when Archbishop Apuron personally greeted the pope at the end of the audience, he told the pope, “Holy Father, I wanted to see you before I die.” CONTINUED
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