questionmark Posted October 23, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst of Limburg ordered to leave his diocese amid scandal over his alleged lavish spending Pope Francis has ordered the German Roman Catholic prelate known as the "luxury bishop" for spending €31m(£26m) on a residence to leave his diocese for an unspecified period. Read more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted October 23, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Wow this Pope is a throwback to the middle-ages lol love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted October 23, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Wow this Pope is a throwback to the middle-ages lol love it! What, he's put his kids in charge of everything and is referring to himself in the third person? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted October 23, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 23, 2013 This Pope could be the salvation of the Catholic religion. He certainly seems to be saying and doing the right things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star of the Sea Posted October 25, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) Pope Francis Servus Dei Edited October 25, 2013 by Star of the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strigoaica Posted October 26, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Limburg is not far from where I live, and yes, tempers are running high here. The decision Pope Francis has made was the only right thing he could do, at least in my opinion. It wouldn't be a good idea for Tebartz-van Elst to return to Limburg over the next couple of weeks or months. German newspapers report that the bishop's family have even received threats on their lives and are thinking about emigrating... Obviously, people are taking this whole affair quite seriously. Especially Catholics seem to sense that this man has damaged the reputation of the Catholic Church. More and more people are leaving the Church due to this scandal. As I'm not affected too much I'll just lean back and see what happens. Edit: Thought I'd share this pic with you: Source: http://www.focus.de/fotos/snoop-goddy-god-der-bischof-als-protziger-rapper_mid_1399897.html Edited October 26, 2013 by Strigoaica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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