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...RESIGNED. BISHOP CARLOS BELO, 54, outspoken East Timorese Bishop for the Vatican and spiritual leader of his country's largely Roman Catholic population; claiming ill-health and the need for "a long period of recuperation"; in Dili, East Timor. A staunch defender of human rights, Belo, who won the Nobel Peace Prize with Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta in 1996 for their efforts to bring peace to the region, is revered for standing up to the Indonesian military during its harsh rule of East Timor before the territory's in-dependence...
...board composed mostly of lay Catholics and at least one priest advises the bishop privately if there is "sufficient evidence" of abuse. If there is, the priest is temporarily removed from ministry pending a church tribunal...
Several financial scandals soon dealt the final blows to Holt’s political career. Amid speculation that he had diverted over $20,000 from the Bishop Estate—a trust intended to fund local schools of which he was a trustee—for personal use, including colossal tabs at various late-night entertainment and dining spots, Holt suffered a crushing loss in his 1996 bid for re-election...
...Holt had bottomed out. Facing charges not only for the so-called “Broken Trust” scandal with the Bishop Estate, but also in connection with mismanagement of campaign funds from his 1996 run for the senate, he suddenly found himself facing up to five years in prison. He had little choice but to agree to a plea bargain, accepting guilt on one count of mail fraud for using campaign money for personal expenses...
...wanted to give listeners a play-by-play of campaigns as election night came to a close—to disclose to them the feelings of each candidate’s supporters and the last minute rallying tactics being used,” Bishop said...