03 April 2014, The Tablet

Splashing out


 
THE QUESTION is not just why the Bishop of Limburg, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, spent €31 million (£26m) of church funds on his residence, but how he managed to spend so much. The answer includes €213,000 (£176,000) on an ornamental fish tank – giving new meaning to the concept of splashing out – €1.73m (£1.4m) on bronze window frames, and €18,000 (£15,000) on an advent wreath. Details of this expenditure are contained in the 108-page re
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