He just dropped a cool €2.9 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 €3 million and included a 63-square-metre dining room and a €15,000 bathtub.
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.
Before his meeting with Bishop Tebartz-van Elst, Pope Francis gave a sermon in which he castigated greed, reports The Guardian .
“Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions,” he said in the chapel of Santa Marta.
A decision on the bishop’s future is not expected to be made until a full report on the scandal is provided to the Vatican.
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