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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Philip Pullella

Vatican disciplined Nobel-winning bishop over alleged abuse of minors

East Timor's spiritual leader Bishop Carlos Belo arrives to lead an outdoor mass at his church in Dili May 19, 2002. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside/File Photo DW/JD

The Vatican on Thursday acknowledged that it had secretly disciplined East Timor bishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Carlos Ximenes Belo two years ago, responding to allegations that he sexually abused boys in East Timor decades before.

The Vatican acknowledgement came in response to reporters' questions following an article this week in Dutch magazine De Groene Amsterdammer.

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