Re the now "defrocked" Adrian Cristobal, I had sent a letter on July 19, 2016 to the then-Apostolic Administrator, Archbishop Savio Hon Tai Fai re the damage and destruction the now-defrocked Cristobal had personally done to me and my family in a very public way.
Given that what I did - mostly on this blog - between 2013 and 2016 - ultimately cost Cristobal and his Neocat Bolsheviks the absolute control of the Archdiocese of Agana, I have serious reason to believe - as I have for awhile now - that the fight is just beginning.
For now, I will just copy my letter to Hon:
Timothy J. Rohr
PO Box 9001
Agat, GU 96928
July 19, 2016
Archbishop Savio Hon Tai Fai
Apostolic Administrator, Archdiocese of Agana
196 Cuesta San Ramon Ste B,
Hagåtña, GU 96910-4334
RE: DEMAND TO DISAVOW PUBLIC ACCUSATIONS MADE AGAINST TIM ROHR BY ARCHDIOCESE OF AGANA
On May 31, 2016, a Media Release (Exhibit A) was sent from the Chancery Office of the Archdiocese of Agana to the local Media.
The Release dealt with, inter alia, me, Tim Rohr, and states in pertinent part:
- Tim Rohr and his associates launched a vicious and calumnious attack on the Archbishop and the Church.
- They demanded that the Archbishop return to the former ways of financial administration…
- They wanted to sell the seminary in Yona…
- The perpetrators of these calumnies have resorted to insults and violence revealing their true intention to destroy the Catholic Church…
- They have…cruel intent to injure the Archbishop, the Catholic Church in Guam and many other people of good will who have been outraged and harassed.
The accusations against me, Tim Rohr, contained in this May 31, 2016 Media Release, were published (Exhibit B) as follows:
“Tim Rohr and his associates launched a vicious and calumnious attack on the Archbishop and the Church,” the Archdiocese of Agana said. “They demanded that the Archbishop return to the former ways of financial administration, when the archdiocese was increasing debts every year because of mismanagement. They wanted to sell the seminary in Yona to cover the substantial debt accumulated by the previous administration of these three entities. The Archbishop was adamantly opposed to the idea of selling the seminary to cover these debts. Thus began a malicious campaign to denounce and attack the Archbishop at whatever cost to get him out of the way.” - Eugenio, Haidee V. “Archdiocese plans to sue for ‘malicious lies’ again.” Pacific Daily News. Hagatna, Guam. June 1, 2016
The release blames catholic blogger Tim Rohr for "launching a vicious and calumnious attack on the archbishop and the church." The release says that the malicious campaign is in retaliation for refusing to sell the Yona seminary to cover debt from the previous administration. (The news item goes on to quote the May 31, 2016 Media Release from the Chancery in full.) - “Archbishop Apuron Denies Sexually Abusing Doris Concepcion's Son.” Pacific News Center. Hagatna, Guam. May 31, 2016.
“Tim Rohr and his associates launched a 'vicious and calumnious attack' on the archbishop and the church,” the statement says. - Guzman, Jaqueline Perry. “Archdiocese responds to new allegation.” The Guam Daily Post. Hagatna, Guam. June 1, 2016.
May 31, 2016 Media Release reprinted in full. - Umatuna Si Yu’os (the official newspaper for the Archdiocese of Agana). Hagatna, Guam. June 5, 2016.
On June 3, 2016, another Media Release (Exhibit C) was sent from the Chancery Office of the Archdiocese of Agana to the local Media.
Referencing, again, the supposed plan to sell the seminary, the Release states in pertinent part:
- Tim Rohr…had a personal interest in this plan and was supposed to be involved in this multi-million dollar sale as a real estate mediator.
The accusation against me, Tim Rohr, contained in this Media Release, was published (Exhibit D) as follows:
The church meanwhile is also accusing Martinez of being part of a conspiracy or the "Rohr Group" to topple the archbishop. Tim Rohr operates the JungleWatch blog, which has been critical of the archbishop over the last several years. The church further claims Martinez, who was the former archdiocesan financial officer was incompetent in his position and for six years in a row failed to submit required financial reports to the Vatican. The archdiocese alleges this finance council conspired to sell the Yona seminary property in order to cover their financial misdeeds. So where does Rohr fit in? According to the church they allege he had a personal interest in the plan and was supposed to be involved in the multi-million dollar sale as a real estate mediator. - Matanane, Sabrina Salas. “Church says there's a plot to topple the archbishop.” KUAM. Hagatna, Guam. June 3, 2016.
Both media releases, dated May 31 and June 3, 2016, were inscribed on what appears to be the official stationary of the Archdiocese of Agana and nothing in or about the release suggests that it is anything other than an official communication of the Chancery Office of the Archdiocese of Agana. Therefore I must treat the release as official and genuine. And because the release was intended to, and did, have broad circulation, I must treat both communications as an extremely serious matter.
In addition, the accusation implying that I, Tim Rohr, was part of a conspiracy involving an improper and clandestine real estate transaction is libelous and potentially injurious to my profession.
I hereby request that you, as Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Agana, publicly retract, apologize for, repudiate, disavow and cancel the accusations made against me, Tim Rohr, in these two media releases, and to set the record straight forthwith.
Respectfully,
Timothy J. Rohr
The full letter with Exhibits is copied here in PDF.
It has come to my attention that there may be some difficulty in viewing the above referenced file. I am posting it below:
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