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8 October 2016

Heavily Catholic Guam is torn by sex abuse allegations

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.

http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/heavily-catholic-guam-torn-sex-abuse-allegations