As we noted on March 24, Atlanta's Roman Catholic Archbishop Wilton Gregory had a lovely $2.2 million mansion built for his official residence. Now, the Archbishop has decided to sell the property after outrage from his archdiocese spilled over. As he cluelessly stated,
“I want to thank those parishioners whose prayers, counsel and concern brought this issue to light and ensured that their Archbishop was properly attuned to the important symbolism of simple actions and the challenges faced by many of the faithful in the Archdiocese of Atlanta.”Translation: "I didn't realize that spending $2.2 million on a mansion might be a problem for my parishioners, many of whom are struggling to pay bills. Thanks for the heads up. "
Gregory's just one of many senior clergy in the Church who have ignored the admonitions from Pope Francis, not to mention the New Testament. Limberg, Germany's "Bishop of Bling," the princely Bishop of Newark and other prelates apparently have confused wealth with holiness.
