The "Bling Bishop" of Limburg Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst.
HE just dropped a cool Euro2.9 million on renovating his palace and
his lavish lifestyle is the subject of a legal investigation.
But now the Bishop of Limburg Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, dubbed
the "bling bishop", has been summoned to Pope Francis' office for a
severe talking to, reports German news site
The Local
.
The German Bishop hit the headlines recently
following accusations he flew business class on a trip to India and
squandered money on luxuries.
The 53-year-old bishop is under
pressure to resign after using church funds to build himself new private
quarters in the brand new bishop's palace, which also includes a
museum, conference halls and a chapel.
His fancy new digs are
reported to have cost almost Euro3 million and included a
63-square-metre dining room and a Euro15,000 bathtub.
The Vatican wouldn't comment on the outcome of the bishop's meeting with Pope Francis, only that it lasted for 20 minutes.
Speculation
is mounting that the Bishop will be forced to resign, as his big
spending is a bad look for the "poor church for the poor" Pope Francis
wants to create.
Source: AFP
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