Atop a lofty hill overlooking the
ocean in the U.S. territory of Guam, a residence for the governor and a
ceremonial one for the archbishop sit together, a decades-old symbol of
their seemingly equal power on an island where nearly everyone is Roman
Catholic.
Catholicism is
woven deeply into the Spanish-influenced culture of this land of 165,000
people. Families consider it a blessing to be closely associated with
priests, and having a son grow up to be a priest or a daughter become a
nun is a source of pride.
