PDN GETS IT RIGHT

In titling the story "Libel claims against Archbishop Apuron remain, slander dismissed," the PDN got the real story right. 

The real story is "Libel claims against Apuron remain." 

In fact, at least from the PDN story, it appears that even the slander portion of the suit was dismissed only under a technicality and not because there was no slander committed:

"Accordingly, because plaintiffs failed to plead special damages, Plaintiffs have failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted," the judge wrote. "Therefore, the court holds that dismissal of the slander claim is appropriate."

GO HERE FOR THE STORY

HERE is the "media release" referenced in the PDN story.

WHEN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF AGANA SUED ME

Posted by Tim

Prior to the two Media Releases already noted in my previous post, another Media Release was sent from the Chancery to the Media on May 13, 2016. The Release was attributed to:

Fr. Edivaldo da Silva Oliveira
ARCHDIOCESE OF AGANA, Media Relations
196 Cuesta San Ramon
Hagatna, Guam 96910-4334

In his Release, Fr. Edivaldo da Silva Oliveira, accused "they" (which is the CCOG and Tim Rohr) of:

1. initiating "a series of lies destined to undermine the authority of the Archbishop"
2. spreading a "series of intentional and malicious lies"
3. causing "insults, calumnies and violence"
4. deciding "to attack directly our Archbishop with a full-page paid advertisements in the Guam Pacific Daily News, at a cost of thousands of dollars, seeking to insinuate criminal sexual abuse by the Shepherd of the Catholic Church"
5. attempting "to confuse and mislead the people or, even, to induce some to bring false testimony"
6. making "insults and instilling hatred, ignorance and violence in the people"
7. not being "Catholic nor Christian"

He then concludes:

NO MORE MISTER NICE GUY

Posted by Tim

Fr. Edivaldo da Silva Oliveira and Fr. Adrian Cristobal, priests of the Archdiocese of Agana, used the office of the Archdiocese of Agana to publicly attack me as follows:

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On May 31, 2016, a Media Release was sent from the Chancery Office of the Archdiocese of Agana to the local Media. The email message to which the Release was attached identified the person responsible for the Release as:

Fr. Edivaldo da Silva Oliveira

ARCHDIOCESE OF AGANA, Media Relations

196 Cuesta San Ramon

Hagatna, Guam 96910-4334

The Release dealt with, inter alia, me, Tim Rohr, and states in pertinent part:

1. Tim Rohr and his associates launched a vicious and calumnious attack on the Archbishop and the Church. 
2. They demanded that the Archbishop return to the former ways of financial administration… 
3. They wanted to sell the seminary in Yona… 
4. The perpetrators of these calumnies have resorted to insults and violence revealing their true intention to destroy the Catholic Church…
5. 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 and/or broadcast in the local Media as follows: