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Catholics in Germany Aren't Happy With This Bishop's $42 Million Residence
The bathtub alone cost $20,000.
Pope Francis has drawn praise for his humble lifestyle (including a taste for public transit). But one German bishop hasn't heeded the Pope's call for restraint.
More than one hundred local Catholics gathered in front of the Limburg Cathedral yesterday, calling for the resignation of Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst after an audit revealed that the Bishop's new residence and office complex cost $42 million dollars, six times more than originally budgeted. A local publication reports that the bishop's bathtub alone cost $20,000.