NCW Priests Ordained at RMS Guam
1. Fr Alberto Salamanca.
2. Vincenzo Acampora.
3. Fr Michael Jucutan.
4. Fr Jason Granado.
5. Fr Krzysztof Szafarski.
6. Fr Edwin Bushu.
7. Fr Harold Colorado.
8. Fr Julius Akinyemi.
9. Fr Pedro Durango.
10. Fr Antonino Caminiti. (Deceased)
11. Fr Luis Camacho.
12. Fr Aurelius Stoia
13. Fr Miguel Angel Pardo
14. Fr Julio Cesar Sanchez
15. Fr Francesco Asproni
16. Fr Edivaldo Oliveira
17. Fr Fabio Faiola.
By Tim Rohr
By Tim Rohr
This started out as a short post to address the "correction," i.e. the thing Archbishop Jimenez is calling a "clarification." It's not a clarification of course, it's a correction to a very big error. But I got sidetracked on to the whole history of this thing. And while I've catalogued this history elsewhere (Orchestrated and High Drama in the AOA), both of those are multi-part and very long. So, in the interest of those not familiar with the backstory, here's the abridged version.
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Well there's much to say about this mess, but perhaps the first thing to say is "we told you so." Since Ryan Jimenez took on the mantle of Archbishop of Agana, we have been urging him to do something about what caused all of our problems in the first place: the "Jewish-Protestant heresy, as Bishop Athanasius Schneider terms it, that marched onto our island in 1995 and set up shop under the direction of the Nefarious Monk and his sponsor, the now de-frocked Fr. X. (I'm going to leave out some of the actual names.)
By Tim Rohr
The Neocats never give up. They wear you down. Luis will win in the end...unless, unless...the people of this archdiocese stand up like they did against the bishop who ordained him.
By Tim Rohr
Whenever there is new news about something going on with the Neocats - as there was this week - there is usually a flurry of activity on old posts. Given the gravity of the Luis Camacho Affair, I really didn't expect to see any old posts near the top. However, this post from 2016 is ranked 3rd over the last 7 days. I really don't know what caused all the views. There wasn't anything in it about Luis Camacho. The comments - 9 years later - are amusing though.
https://www.junglewatch.info/2016/06/diana-no-biggie.html
For context, the post, featuring comments from The Diana, was posted the day Walter Denton spilled his guts at a street press conference in Hagatna, recounting how, as a 12 year-old altar boy in Agat, he was sodomized by then-Fr. Anthony Apuron. In hindsight, it was Walter's testimony, more than any other, which brought the canonical investigation down on Apuron and the literal Gotterdamerung which followed.
https://www.junglewatch.info/2016/06/altar-boy-sodomized-by-father-apuron.html
By Tim Rohr
For anyone who knows a bit about the underbelly of Neocat theology, it's hard to miss the irony of what happened to one of the Neocat's own sons: the now-former Fr. Luis Camacho.
I don't know a lot about this weird theology, but I know someone who does, and Chuck White has studied and written quite a lot about it on his blog ThoughtfulCatholic.com.
Several years ago, Mr. White posted an article titled The Xiphias Gladius Project. As White points out, said Project is the "name of a team of Neocatechumenal academics dedicated to researching and teaching the theories of Rene Girard, a French-born American academic." (I recommend reading the full article.)
The following was submitted anonymously in response to the post THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF THE "SAGA OF LUIS CAMACHO"
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Who is really responsible for the Abuse of a Merizo Girl?
Fr Luis admitted his guilt the day of the offense. And Archbishop Apuron accepted his resignation. Even though his seminary training was flawed, he is responsible for his actions. BUT, the lies and deceit that followed are not by Fr Luis, but of the Neo Catechumenal Way (NCW). Let’s review the reality…
By Jose Martinez
On December 11, 2025, Archbishop Jimenez issued a pastoral letter addressing “The Case of Luis Camacho.” While it appeared to bring closure to the charges of sexual misconduct against Luis Camacho, the letter is better understood as only the first installment in what should rightly be called “The Saga of Luis Camacho.” (thoroughly documented on JungleWatch)
(Posted by Frenchie)
Some of the most powerful weapons of Satan and his fallen angels, are lies, deception and denial of his own existence. This is the main reason behind his title of the GREAT DECEIVER. As I engaged last month in denouncing the fact that two of our most well-known politicians, who are running for the office of Governor for our island while being freemasons, and advertising themselves as Catholics; I was fully aware of the type of adversity I would be facing. Several friends warned me about possible retaliations, both spiritual and temporal. A couple of priests close to me, suggested some very powerful prayers of protection, while a group of parishioners volunteered to pray the Rosary for my protection and that of Tim
By Tim Rohr
The recent scuffle on this blog relative to a couple of candidates for governor who are also communion-going Catholics and Freemasons, has brought several issues to the fore, but namely the need to clarify the difference between conscience and private judgment.
The Catholic Church authoritatively teaches that membership in Freemasonry is a "grave sin." Anonymous Freemason (in the aforementioned "scuffle") consistently argues that his membership in Freemasonry is not a grave sin because his conscience tells him so.
By Tim Rohr
Given the current debate about Freemasonry on this blog, it may be useful to set out relatively recent official Catholic Church teaching on the matter. So we copy here the following document on the "Irreconcilability between Christian faith and Freemasonry."
(Emphases added)
On 26 November 1983 the S. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (S.C.D.F.) published a declaration on Masonic associations (cf. AAS LXXVI [1984], 300). At a distance of little more than a year from its publication, it may be useful to outline briefly the significance of this document.
By Tim Rohr
It wasn't news, but it was known by some that before Archbishop Byrnes moved into the Archbishop's house at the old Chancery, he performed an exorcism on the place. Given the evils that reportedly occurred in the Archbishop's house, including Apuron raping his own nephew (which was in the news), Archbishop Byrnes was right to be concerned about this "house of horrors" being occupied by demons let in by Apuron's acts and who knows who else and what else.
But given what we know now, after ten years, and after hundreds of lawsuits, a federal court trial, and bankruptcy, what about all the other places where these evil acts - the sexual molestation of minors, mostly boys, by many members of Guam's clergy, in otherwise sacred or at least blessed spaces (schools, churches, rectories).
Notable places would be (in no particular order):
All of these places and probably more should be exorcised followed by many rosaries and Masses for reparation. Otherwise, "Satan, and all the evil spirits, [will continue to]prowl about [this diocese]seeking the ruin of souls," including yours, our children, and our children's children.
Posted by Frenchie:
Last week, we posted this picture, without comment after an expose about freemasonry, and why it is wrong, and a grave sin for any Catholic to associate with freemasonry.
As the article made the rounds on our local social media, a proxy for one of the persons on this picture, asked in a condescending manner, if this was meant to be an indirect attack on his patron, an insinuation.
Posted by Frenchie
The Catholic Church forbids Catholics to join Freemasonry because it is considered incompatible with the Church Faith and Doctrine.
This is a pretty strong statement, but this is the reality for Catholics since the appearance of this sectarian philosophy back in the early 18th century.
This prohibition stems from free masonry philosophical and religious tenets, which the Catholic Church views as containing errors and being in conflict with Catholicism.
This is actually a fairly diplomatic position, since as some former grand masters have revealed, one of the main goals of freemasonry is the destruction of the Church.
Here are the reasons why the Church is unequivocal about free Masonry
1) Religious indifferentism: the Church teaches that Freemasonry promotes the idea that all religions are equally valid and that truth can be found in any faith, a concept called Religious Indifferentism. This conflicts with the Catholic belief that Jesus Christ is the one true path to salvation.
2) Rival Religion: According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Freemasonry displays the elements of a religion, including Temples, Altars, prayers, and rites and therefore becomes a rival to the Christian Faith.
3) Secrecy and oaths: freemasonry secret oaths, which can include threats of gruesome punishment for revealing its secrets, are seen as contrary to Christian Morals and public Christian Principles.
4) Conflicting Philosophy: Freemasonry emphasis on "enlightment" through reason and rationality is seen as a secular, naturalistic philosophy that is at odds with Catholic Teachings on Faith, Divine Revelation and Grace.
5) Anti-Catholic Sentiment: Historically, certain forms of Freemasonry have held Anti-Catholic views, and the Church has noted that some Masonic teachings and practices, such as viewing the Pope as an "impostor", are fundamentally opposed to Catholic doctrine.
Status of the Prohibition
The ban on Freemasonry has first been issued in 1738 and reaffirmed by numerous Popes since then.
1983 Code of Canon Law: The 1983 revision of the code of Canon Law removed specific mentions of Freemasonry, leading to some confusions about the ban's status.
Reaffirmation of the Ban: In the same year the Vatican issued a declaration clarifying that the prohibition remained in effect. The declaration stated that Catholics that joined Masonic Associations are in a state of grave sin and cannot received Holy Communion.
Continued Clarification: The Vatican has continued to reaffirm this position, most recently in a 2023 letter from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, which explicitly stated that active membership is forbidden and those who join are in a state of grave sin.
As you see, it is very clear to all but the blind, the deaf and the stupid, that being a freemason is not possible for Catholics, and that any person who does this is in a State of Grave Sin.
The question, for the Catholic Church in Guam is therefore very relevant.
If one watches in passing the back bumpers of other cars in traffic, you will notice without too much difficulty a fairly sizeable number of Masonic symbols on said cars. I first noticed this when I first moved to Guam, and I was quite surprised to see so many Masonic signs. After consulting with several friends, I was told many people associated with Masons were hailing from the Philippines. But in observing closely, I also noticed in my parish, and in other parishes I visited occasionally that several CHamoru, some with strong clan affiliation, were obviously active in Lodges. Which leads us to this next picture.
Next: unravelling the web of lies.
By Tim Rohr
On my "other"blog, THE MASS NEVER ENDS, the most read post since 2011 has been the above titled post. Given that today is October 31, and Halloween for some, I thought I'd link to it here.
By Tim Rohr
Not much has been happening so I expected to see low numbers for views. But I was wrong. While we haven't posted much of anything new the last few weeks, we are already at nearly 1/4 of a million views and we aren't even half way through the month.
All of the most viewed posts are from more than ten years ago, and all either about Apuron or the Neocats. This usually means that something is happening somewhere that will involve Guam.
I've been urged several times to write a book about the whole sordid affair that led to Apuron's ouster, but I always reply: "The story isn't over yet." And, it's not.
There is no reason to believe (yet) that the new archbishop isn't in the control of the same people who controlled Apuron. And his refusal to enforce the Byrne's Mandate to cease and desist the formation of new communities is the red flag...or is it purple?
By Tim Rohr
This is a subject that comes to mind quite a bit, at least to MY mind. And I believe it is the reason that Catholic couples end up divorcing at nearly the same rate as everyone else.
This article was published in The Daily Declaration, an Australian publication. Here's a summary of the reasons.
This post is about an issue outside the usual.
A few years ago, when struggling with a domestic matter, I joined a couple of Dad's groups on Facebook. I joined because I was seeking encouragement from other Dad's. I did get encouragement, but in a backwards sort of way. I'll explain in a minute.
It's commonly known that in domestic matters, specifically child custody cases, Dad's are usually on the losing end: the mother gets the kids and dad's are functionally forced to pay a ransom (child support) to see their kids.
I call it a ransom because the court has no means in place to see that Dad's dollars go to the "support" of the children instead of the mother's. In other words, the mother is free to spend Dad's dollars on anything she wants, including lifestyle choices harmful to the children (e.g. other men).
And given that nearly 80% of divorces (and therefore custody cases) are initiated by women, men are right to criticize the system as a female-favoring racket.
However, the old adage "you get what you permit," measures up here. Given my experience in these groups, I have to admit that most men lose because they would rather blame the system than learn to fight. And even when I've encouraged them to fight, the complaint is "we shouldn't have to."
And that's the "backwards encouragement." I was encouraged to learn to win in my own case because I was disgusted by the number of men in these groups who gave up and who chose to blame and complain rather than "fight like a man."
I think that's all I want to say about this...for now. Just remember, and this goes for everything in life: YOU GET WHAT YOU PERMIT.
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Immediately after posting this, I happened upon this story of a man who refused to die. That's what I'm talking about.
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He was mauled, crushed, and torn apart—his throat slashed, his ribs broken, his back flayed open by the claws of a grizzly. In 1823, Hugh Glass lay in the wilds of the Upper Missouri, a dying man. His comrades, certain no soul could endure such ruin, abandoned him to the earth. But Glass did not die. With nothing left but a stubborn will, he began to crawl—mile after mile, dragging his ruined body across two hundred miles of wilderness, alone and hunted, where even wolves and vultures seemed to circle, waiting for his last breath.
It was not a miracle. It was survival at its rawest. Glass clawed at roots and berries, gnawed the bones of dead beasts left by predators, and drank from mud-choked streams just to keep the fever from taking him. Each day was a battle, each night a torment, yet he pressed forward, inch by inch, his body broken but his resolve unyielding. He should have perished a dozen times over, yet something within him refused to surrender.
At last, skeletal and half-dead, he stumbled into Fort Kiowa—a man who had defied the grave. His story was not written in triumph or riches but in endurance, carved into legend by the sheer force of will. By the time his tale spread across the frontier, Glass had become more than a trapper—he was proof of how far a man could crawl when death demanded he stay down. And so the question lingers still: if abandoned, broken, and left for dead, would you rise and crawl on, as he did?
By Tim Rohr
According to media reports, Charlie Kirk's 22 year old assassin was "...a brilliant, church-going kid," the recipient of "a prestigious academic scholarship to college," and "a 'very nice' Mormon (who) regularly went to church with his family."
“He was a smart kid … I was shocked this was even him,” said a neighbor. In short, he was "the boy next door," a very smart, decent, family-loving, church-going boy.
As the media reports progress, accounts of Tyler Robinson's radicalization begin to seep into the narrative:
Robinson had become increasingly political in recent years and ranted just before killing Kirk that he believed the activist was “full of hate,’’ officials said Friday.
The question quickly becomes:
How did an otherwise smart, decent, family-loving, church going kid, turn political assassin in what must have been a very short period of time, the time between graduating from high school with a "college presidential scholarship" to Utah State University, the "highest academic scholarship the school offers," to pulling the trigger on September 10, 2025.
According to some who knew him, Robinson became radicalized through "bad friends and social media." However, given the pictures of Robinson with his family, and also given that he is Mormon - meaning even closer family ties and support, it's hard to see how he could have gone from the Mormon boy next door to the first political assassin in this country since 1968 by just a very few years of exposure to "bad friends and social media."
Just as I was about to tell you what I think happened, I received a message that led me to this video, wherein the narrator says:
But something happened to Tyler at college that happens to a lot of students. Take a look at these people who went to college and came out worse.
The New York Post reported:
But the accused killer spent just one semester at the Logan school in fall 2021 before he took a leave of absence for reasons the school could not disclose, she said.
I red-flagged this when I first read it a few hours ago. Robinson had received "the highest academic scholarship the school offers," and he spent just one semester using that scholarship "before he took a leave of absence for reasons the school could not disclose."
Given what he did on September 10, 2025, it's not hard to see how Robinson went from the "very nice" Mormon boy next door to political assassin. I've seen it happen first hand, in my own family.
No, no one became an assassin, but I sadly witnessed one of my most beautiful, most intelligent, and most prayerful children, and a child who I felt exceptionally close to, become an absolutely different person after her college experience - and it was a highly touted Catholic college.
And by "different," I mean in the worst way, and to the point where she publicly renounced her Catholic faith, or seemingly, any faith. Because she is my daughter and I love her, I won't say more. But the only variable between who she was and what she became was her college years.
I wasn't surprised though. I too went to a "highly touted Catholic college," and came out "radicalized." I won't get into details, but college, particularly my theology classes, crippled me morally and psychologically for years to come. In fact, I believe I'm still in recovery.
It's interesting watching the raw emotion pouring out from every corner of the media over the Kirk assassination. There is a lot of finger pointing, and a lot of talk about "the left, the left, the left." But, at least in my experience, the real root of the demented hate that is saturating our culture today and has led to the first political assassination in this country since 1968, is hiding in plain sight, right in the classroom, especially a college classroom, and even a Catholic college classroom.
By Tim Rohr
A June 1, 2025 story in the Pacific Daily News about Fr. Cody Merfalen notes:
“Merfalen’s ordination marks a rare and significant moment for Guam’s Catholic community because he completed his priestly formation entirely in Rome.”
It’s not unexpected that we in Guam would gush as if this is some sort of honor for Guam. Unfortunately, because we are such a small place, it's easy to blush with juvenile pride at the mere mention of our little island by “anyone” bigger than us.
That Merfalen moved to Rome, attended a seminary, and was ordained for the diocese he had relocated to is nothing exceptional. In fact, many others have done the same. Bishop Randolph Calvo (born in Agana in 1950) comes to mind.
Now, had Merfalen been selected by our own bishop to attend a seminary in Rome for some special service to Guam, successfully completed his studies, and had been ordained to serve in Guam...well then maybe we could get behind that.
But just moving to another place, Rome or otherwise, and getting ordained, by the pope or otherwise, notwithstanding that priestly ordination is something of its own to "usually" celebrate, Merfalen's ordination is far from something to celebrate as "rare and significant."
I say "usually" because since Merfalen is a Neocat, and as we in Guam know, the Neocat "presbyters" have brought us nothing but heresy, hardship, and ultimately, bankruptcy - if you understand the connection between the Neocats and the Apuron scandal that brought this archdiocese to its financial knees.
But back to "rare and significant." Is it "rare of significant" for a seminarian to be ordained by the bishop of the diocese in which he is to be incardinated? Umm, no. In fact, (unless otherwise delegated) it is only the diocesan bishop who can ordain and incardinate a priest into that bishop's diocese. And who is the Bishop of Rome? The pope.
The pope wasn't acting as "pope" when he ordained Merfalen and several other seminarians. He was acting as Bishop of Rome. He was acting as any other bishop. So, in this matter, being ordained by the pope was no more "significant" than any man being ordained in any diocese and by the bishop of that diocese.
Now, and as already mentioned, had Merfalen been especially selected by our own bishop for advanced studies in Rome or something like that, and for ultimate service in Guam, then, well, yes, that might be "rare and significant." But he wasn't.
I don't know how he ended up in Rome, but the Neocats are always looking for trophy's, so good chance that Merfalen was selected by the Neocat Brass - the priest-makers - to go to Rome for their own political purposes.
Merfalen notes in his homily that he was in the seminary for 16 years (twice as long as normal, by the way). So that places the beginning of his seminary journey at around 2009 while Apuron was not only still in power, but the Neocats were beginning to assume power of their own.
It's quite possible that Merfalen was sent to Rome only for a Neocat formation (at Rome's RMS) and not for the purpose of being incardinated there, but was in Rome when Apuron's Neocat house of cards came tumbling down circa 2015-2018, and was advised by the Neocat Brass just to stay in Rome.
Of course for the Neocats, it doesn't matter where one is incardinated. As we have seen here in Guam, they pretty much go wherever their Brass tells them to go, with no allegiance to the diocese for which they were incardinated - not to mention the diocese which probably paid for his education and training.
In fact, Mefalen says so in the PDN story:
"Father Cody Merfalen’s assignment may soon take him to the outer islands in Micronesia, though he hopes to return to serve on Guam one day..."
Interesting. So he's incardinated in the Diocese of Rome, but his "assignment may soon take him to the outer islands of Micronesia..." Assignment by who?
As a priest ordained and incardinated in the Diocese of Rome, his bishop, his boss, is Pope Leo XIV. Why would Pope Leo assign a Rome-incardinated priest, a diocesan priest, a priest ordained and incardinated to serve in the Diocese of Rome, to the "outer islands of Micronesia?"
He wouldn't. But the Neocat Brass would, and they will. They call the shots. Not the bishop. We saw, and still see, this first hand in Guam. EXHIBIT A: Fr. Krzysztof Szafarski.
Per his little pre-Mass speech, Krzysztof is going to Rome to "study." Really? Was he selected by his bishop, Ryan Jimenez, to do this? If so, then Jimenez owes us, the people whom Krzysztof was ordained to serve (not to mention the same people who paid for his formation for so many years), an explanation. But there is no explanation from Jimenez. The only "explanation" was his Aviso stating, effective Sept. 14, 2025, Krzysztof is on "study leave."
The fact is that Jimenez can't give us an explanation because Jimenez did NOT select Krzysztof for "study leave." The Neocat Brass did. Make no mistake. They still run things, and Jimenez will do what he's told. Why he will do what he's told is a matter for speculation, but knowing these guys, the Neocat Brass, I'm sure Jimenez owes them something.
Functionally, the Neocats (and I don't mean the average "members") are parasitic. They come in, suck up the resources of a diocese, including regular church members, and not only give nothing back, but do whatever they want, go wherever they want, and functionally give us the finger if we don't like it. (Listen to Krzysztof's little pre-Mass speech. He could hardly contain a nasty word about those who didn't like the idea of his "gift.")
At least Merfalen doesn't think an assignment in Guam, the same Guam who is celebrating him as "rare and significant," would be all that bad:
“He said he wouldn’t mind coming here, and it would be nice."
Merfalen continues:
But he said it’s wherever they need him,” Paul Merfalen said.
Who is "they?"
It ain't the pope.
By Tim Rohr
Fr. Cody Merfalen, recently ordained and incardinated in Rome, is the celebrant. Here is his homily.
The full video of the Mass was posted on Facebook here. No further comment at this time.
