Pope suspends German bishop over financial scandal

24 Oct. 2013: Pope Francis has suspended a German bishop from his diocese on Wednesday pending the outcome of a church inquiry into an alleged financial scandal. The Vatican didn't say how long 53-year-old Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, would be suspended from the Limberg diocese. Limburg's vicar general, the Fr.Wolfgang Roesch, who was to assume office on Jan.1, will instead take over the administration of the diocese immediately, the Vatican said.
The bishop’s alleged lavish spending of 31 million-euro on his new residence complex and related renovations, caused an outcry from the people who called for his dismissal. The German government refused to comment on the matter
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