The Vatican fired one such "prince" last year: German Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst-- aka "The Bishop of Bling" -- who spent $43 million to remodel his opulent pad. (Bronze window frames?

Rome, Italy: The Vatican has suspended a senior German Church leader dubbed the "bishop of bling" by the media over his alleged lavish spending. The Bishop of Limburg, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst ...

A Look at 'Bishop of Bling's' $40 Million House Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst of Germany spent approximately $40 million renovating his home. He was suspended by the Vatican on Wednesday for ...

We are dismayed and ashamed by it," said Bishop Stephan Ackermann, a spokesman for the German Bishops' Conference which commissioned the report. He said the aim of the study was to shed light on ...