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Vatican suspends bishop over lavish spending

Bishop of Limburg, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst.

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, is accused of spending over 31m euros (£26m; $42m) on renovating his official residence.

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