2016.09.01 TothePresbyterialCounsel
2016.09.01 TothePresbyterialCounsel
2016.09.01 TothePresbyterialCounsel
22BakiCt.,Yigo,GU96929
(671)6536607
[email protected]
September1,2016
Re:YoarealpropertydeededawaybyApuron
DearArchbishopHonandmembersofthePresbyteralCounsel:
WhenDavidSablan,RichardUntalanandImadeourpresentationonAugust11,I
volunteered1tomakesuggestionsthatmighthelptheArchdioceserecoverfeetitletothe
referencedproperty.IindicatedthatinorderformetobesurethatArchbishopHon
sincerelydesiredreturnoffeesimpletitleunencumberedbythedeedrestrictionwhich
readsinpertinentpart,INPERPETUALUSEASASEEtwoactionsonhispart
wouldbenecessary:
1) a correctionofHonstheisnodoubtcommentretheownershipof
thereferencedproperty
2) a correction in the Umatuna Si Yuos for November 29 that
deliberately ran a grossly misleading , bogus certificate of title for the
referenced land. (See accompanying copy of the Umatuna and VI,
supra.)
Iwillpostponereiterationofthosemattersatleasttemporally2infavorofexplaining
whatIthinkcouldbedonetorecovertheYoapropertyfreeoftheINPERPETUAL
USEASASEErestrictionsothatitonceagainbecomesanunencumberedpartof
thepatrimonyoftheArchdioceseofAgaaandnottheprivatefiefofthe
NeocatechumenalWay.TherealityisthattheYoarealtyisnolongerpartofthe
patrimonyoftheArchdiocesebecauseApurongaveitawayonNovember22,2011by
meansoftheDeclarationofDeedRestriction(DDR)asaptlydemonstratedintheBronze
Opinion.*UnfortunatelyArchbishopHonhasrepeatedlysaidthattheArchdioceseowns
thepropertybutsubjecttotheINPERPETUALUSEASASEErestriction.
ArchbishopHonspositionisunfortunateforthreereasons:
First, reference to the to the language of the DDR itself and to the
explanationcontainedintheBronzeOpinion*showsthatitisincorrect
1
Icommentasanobservernotasyourlawyer.Youshouldshowthislettercontainingmyobservationsto
yourlawyer.
2
NBthatMsgr.DavidC.QuituguaismentionedintheDDRandtheUmatunawherehepublishedthe
boguscertificateoftitle.
i.e.adeed,fromthe
RMSCorporationtoArchdiocese(i.e.thecorporationsole)canremove
theINPERPETUALUSEASASEErestriction.
NeithertheArchbishopofAgaanortheboardofdirectorscanremovetheIN
PERPETUALUSEASASEErestriction.Onlyaconveyancebacktothe
Archdiocesecan.
Severalconsiderationsareinvolvedinthereturnofthepropertytothepatrimonyofthe
Archdiocese:
1) ArchbishopHonmustcometogripswiththefactthatApurongavetheproperty
away.
2) ArchbishopHonshouldnotcontinuetoempowerApuron.
3) ArchbishopHonshouldtenderadraftcorporateresolutiontotheboardof
directorsoftheRMSCorporationauthorizingtheexecutionofaGrantDeedin
favoroftheDioceses.
4) ArchbishopHonshouldtenderadraftresolutiontotheboardofguarantorsofthe
RMSCorporationauthorizingtheexecutionofaGrantDeedinfavorofthe
Diocese.
5) TheproperlyexecutedGrantDeedmustberecordedinthechainoftitleofthe
realproperty.
6) Papersasper3),4)and5)weredisplayedattheAugust11meeting.
7) IpresentedthepapersalongwithsuggestionsastohowtodustthemofftoEd
Terlaje,Esq.onAugust19.
8) If5)wereaccomplishedfeesimpletitlewouldvestintheArchdiocese.Because
ofthedoctrineofmergertheINPERPETUALUSEASASEErestriction
wouldmergeintotheArchdiocesestitleandbenullified.
9) CAVEAT:3)through9)dependonArchbishopHonsabilitytoprocureseveral
signatures,e.g.Apurons,theGennarinisandFr.Pochettis.SinceArchbishop
HonhassteadfastlymaintainedthathedoesntknowApuronswhereaboutsthis
solutionmaynotbefeasible.
10) AbsentthecooperationofApuron,theGennarinisandFr.Pochetti
etal.this
solutionwontwork.
11) ArchbishopHonasApostolicAdministratoroftheArchdiocesemustconsider
thenecessityoflitigationinordertobringthepropertyhome.
ArchbishopHonhasimpliedlycommittedhimselftolitigationinhisNewsReleaseof
August19whichreadsinpertinentpart:
Thus, I hereby sincerely ask the collaboration of all the faithful to act
with obedience to the directive of the Holy See. And, in particular, I
request that community which now enjoys in perpetuity the use of the
"property" to spontaneously and effectively renounce, without any
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TheChurchwillupdatethefaithfulasitprogressesinthisarea.
TheApostolicAdministratorandthePresbyteralCounselwouldbewelladvisedto
reviewtheAugust31StatementConcerningtheYoaPropertybyformermembersof
theArchdiocesanFinanceCouncil.Iespeciallycallyourattentiontothelastparagraphof
thestatementwhichreads:
10105. Property to be Held in Trust. From and after the filing with the
Director of Revenue &Taxationofthesaidarticlesofincorporation,verifiedby
affidavit or affirmation as aforesaid and accompanied by the copy of the
commission, certificate of election, of letters of appointment of the bishop,
shall become a corporation sole, andalltemporalities,estatesandproperties
ofthechurchtheretoforeadministeredormanagedbyhimassuchbishop,
shall be held in trust by himasacorporationsolefortheuse,purpose,behoof,
and sole benefit of his religious denomination, or church, including
hospitals, schools, colleges, orphan asylums, parsonages, and cemeteries
thereof.
3
10107. Purchase, Sale, etc., of Property. Any corporation sole may purchase
and hold real estate and personal property foritschurch,charitable,benevolent,
or educational purposes, and may receive bequests or gifts for such purposes.
Such corporation may mortgage or sell real property held by it upon
obtaining an order for that purpose from the Superior Court but before
making the order proof must be made to the satisfaction of thecourtthatnotice
of the application for leave to mortgage or sellhasbeengivenbypublicationor
otherwise in such manner and for such time as said court or the judge thereof
may have directed, and that it is to the interest of the corporation that leave to
mortgage or sell shouldbegranted.Theapplicationforleavetomortgageorsell
must be made by petition, duly verified by the bishop, chief priest,orpresiding
elder, acting as corporation sole, and may be opposed by any member of the
religious denomination, society, or church represented by the corporation sole
Provided, however,thatincaseswheretherules,regulations,anddisciplineof
the religious denomination, society, or church concerned, represented by such
corporation sole, regulate the methods of acquiring, holding, selling, and
mortgaging real estate and personal property, such rules, regulations, and
disciplineshallcontrolandtheinterventionofthecourtsshallnotbenecessary.
TheAugust31StatementConcerningtheYoaPropertyformermembersofthe
ArchdiocesanFinanceCouncilindicatesthattherequisite10107approvalsand
consentswerenotobtained.
InsummaryApuron,assistedbyatleasttwoothers,gavetheYoapropertyaway.The
feesimpletitletotheproperty,absenttheINPERPETUALUSEASASEE
restrictioncanbereturnedtotheArchdioceseofAgaabymeansofagrantdeed
authorizedbytheboardofdirectorsandtheboardofguarantorsoftheRMSCorporation.
TheabilitytoobtainthenecessarysignaturesofApuron,theGennarinisandFr.Pochetti
isnecessarytopursuethisoption.
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AnotheroptionistolitigatethematterasperArchbishopHonsstatementofAugust19.
TheAugust31StatementConcerningtheYoaPropertybytheformermembersofthe
ArchdiocesanFinanceCounciloughttobeofgreatassistancehere.(Onceagain,I
recommendthatyoushowthislettertoyourlawyer.)
Anotheroptionistodonothingoritsfunctionalequivalent,talkingaboutremovalofthe
INPERPETUALUSEASASEErestrictionasthoughitcanbeaffectedwithout
conveyingthefeebacktotheArchdiocese.
Employing the third option, i.e. doing nothing, amounts to a surrender to Apuron and
Pius and the humiliation of Archbishop Hon, a result that to loyal Catholics would be
abhorrent.
As per final sentence of Archbishop Hons August 19 statement, The Church will
updatethefaithfulasitprogressesinthisarea,weeagerlyanticipatetheupdate.
Sincerely,
RobertKlitzkie
*IhavesenttheBronzeOpinioninaseparateemail.TheBronzeOpinioniscertainlynot
easyreading.Inanattempttohelpyougetthroughtheverbiage,Itooktolibertyof
highlightingkeyportionsoftheOpinion.Belowisthedirectorytothekeypoints.Setout
alsoarelinkstothetermsfeesimpleandconveyance.
I. Thekeypartsoftheopinionareonpp.2,3,5,8,9,15,17,20and28.
II. Pages2and20areBronzesfindingthattheDeclarationofDeedRestriction
(DDR)conveyedthefeesimpleinteresttotheRMSCorp.
Heresalinktoadefinitionoffeesimple:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/fee_simple
III. Pages3,5,9and20opinethattransferred,soldandconveyedarewords
ofconveyance.
Hereslinktothedefinitionofconveyance:
Conveyancelegaldefinitionofconveyance
IV. Page8completedivestmentoftheGrantorsright,titleandinterest
V. Pages17and20opinethatthetransactionisgovernedbycivil,i.e.Guam,lawnot
Churchlaw.
VI. Page28istheDecreeofDesignationshowingthenameofMsgr.DavidC.
QuituguawhowasnamedintheDecreeofDesignationincorporatedintothe
DDRwhichenjoinedtheVicarGeneralQuituguato:
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PERFORMEVERYACTANDTHINGTHATISNECESSARYOR
APPROPROPRIATETOACCOMPLISHTHEPURPOSEHEREIN,[all
capsin
theoriginal]
QuituguawasalsoresponsiblefortheNovember29Umatunainwhichthebogus
certificateoftitlewaspublished.