VATICAN CITY: Nobel Peace Prize-winning bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo has been accused in a Dutch magazine article of sexually abusing boys in East Timor in the 1990s, rocking the Catholic Church in the impoverished nation and forcing officials at the prelate's religious order to scramble to provide answers.
"We are here also in shock to hear this news," an official at the archdiocese of East Timor's capital Dili told The Associated Press (AP) on condition of anonymity. The official said the archdiocese was unable to provide an official statement without permission from the Vatican.
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