You'll recall the Catholic Archbishop of Newark who has a taste for high living, and who was constructing a dream home courtesy of his fleeced flock. Today, we're learning of another "Prince of the Church" who's living like a real prince in the Atlanta area: Archbishop Wilton Gregory has taken a bequest from the estate of a wealthy parishioner and has bought a $2.2 million, 6,196 square foot mansion. The archdiocese also purchased another $2.2 million estate (that was Gregory's home in the past) for a rectory. Parishioners are unhappy that the needs of the poor were not the Archbishop's top priority. Indeed.
It's baffling why these eminences of the Church haven't heeded Pope Francis' decree that they live simpler, less extravagant lives. Perhaps instead of loading up on bling and big houses, they need to turn their attention not only to their leader's directions, but to Matthew 19:24:
"Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
