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Pope cheers East Timor’s recovery while acknowledging bishop’s abuse scandal
But it nevertheless recalled the scandal involving Timorese Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo who, along with Mr Gusmao and Mr Ramos-Horta, is regarded as a hero for their efforts to support Timor’s ...
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Will Francis address the scandals?
When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, Timor-Leste independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared that the global ...
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Child abuse scandals hang over Pope's East Timor visit
Cases include Nobel-winning Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, who helped Asia's youngest nation free itself from Indonesian occupation, but who the Vatican secretly punished over claims he had sexually ...