Luxury Bishop
Pope Francis Suspends ‘Bling Bishop’ For Spending $43m Of Church Funds
October 28, 2013 | konknaijaboyPope Francis has suspended indefinitely a German Roman Catholic prelate known as the “luxury bishop” or “bling bishop”, from his diocese for spending $43m of Church funds on his residence.
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The luxury bishop of Limburg: Free-spending German cleric summoned to Vatican
October 16, 2013 | konknaijaboyBishop Tebartz-van Elst thought it was appropriate to have the Church spend €15,000 on a bath, for instance. Germany’s 24 million registered Catholics make a compulsory contribution to the Church from their income tax.
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