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Vatican says it restricted Nobel Peace Prize-winning bishop

A spokesman said the Vatican received allegations against Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo in 2019.

The Pillar
Sep 29, 2022
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Vatican says it restricted Nobel Peace Prize-winning bishop

The Vatican confirmed Thursday that it had imposed restrictions on a Nobel Prize-winning bishop accused of sexually abusing teenage boys.

Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See press office, said on Sept. 29 that the Vatican had received allegations against Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo in 2019 and introduced measures against him within a year.

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