Pope Francis calls for protection of young people during visit to Timor-Leste

It is an indirect acknowledgment of the abuse scandal involving Nobel Peace Prize-winning independence hero, Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo.

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00:00Pope Francis has called for the protection of young people during his visit to Timor-Leste.

00:07By doing so, he indirectly acknowledged the abuse scandal involving independence hero Bishop Carlos Jimenez Bello.

00:16Let's not forget so many children and teenagers who have been hurt in their dignity.

00:26This phenomenon is flourishing all over the world.

00:30We are all called to act as a responsibility to prevent all kinds of abuse

00:38and guarantee a serene growth for our young people.

00:43Timor-Leste is the most Catholic country outside of the Vatican.

00:47Its residents were eager to welcome the first Pope to visit them as an independent nation.

00:53This is the Pope's third stop on his 12-day Southeast Asia and Oceania tour,

00:58having previously visited Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

01:02After Timor-Leste, the Pope will visit Singapore before returning to Rome on the 13th of September.