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 .