'Bling Bishop' Wanted to Blow $45 Million on His Headquarters

If Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst makes it up to the gates of Heaven, God's probably going to ask about this.

The Limburg, Germany bishop reportedly resigned on Wednesday after a 108-page report by Germany's Catholic Church revealed that building costs at his headquarters had topped out at around $45 million, up from the original estimate of $7.5 million

Tebartz-van Elst was suspended by Pope Francis last October, when his spending habits first surfaced, and has since been the target of continual criticism from his congregation. Read more...