GERMANY
New Zealand Herald
BERLIN (AP) A German bishop already facing questions over his new multi-million euro (dollar) residence now has legal problems after prosecutors on Thursday accused him of lying to a court.
Chief Hamburg prosecutor Nana Frombach said in a statement that she had asked the court to fine Limburg Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst an unspecified amount for providing false testimony in a case he brought against Der Spiegel magazine.
Tebartz-van Elst’s office had no comment.
Tebartz-van Elst has been under pressure over the construction of a new residence complex and related renovations that his diocese confirmed this week cost around 31 million euros ($42 million). The Vatican had sent a senior official, Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, to investigate complaints.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.