East Timor PM Says Francis Left Legacy Of Reconciliation, Tackled Abuse

Source: International Business Times

East Timor is marking seven days of mourning for Pope Francis AFP East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao told AFP on Friday that Pope Francis left a legacy of reconciliation but also confronted the issue of child abuse during a rare visit to Asia's youngest nation last year. The Argentine, who died on Monday, visited the impoverished Catholic-majority country in September, the first pontiff to go to East Timor since it won independence from Indonesia in 2002 after decades of conflict. Francis told leaders to do more on "every kind of abuse" and remember "the many children.