NEW JERSEY
Daily Mail (UK)
Newark Archbishop John Myers is facing an enraged flock as news of his plan to spend $500,000 renovating his retirement home spreads through the pews.
Myers, who prefers to be addressed as ‘Your Grace,’ is using the money to build an expensive addition to the house in New Jersey’s Franklin Township that he now uses as a weekend retreat.
Contractors have already begun adding 3,000 square-foot addition including bedroom with sitting area, large study with attached library, full-floor gallery, two bathrooms, three fireplaces, and an elevator to the three-story house.
The archdiocese purchased the house in 2002 for $700,000 with real estate proceeds.
It currently features five bedrooms, three full-bathrooms, a three-car garage, and a basement office.
Myers, 72, will be at mandatory retirement age in 2017.
Many of the archdiocese 1.3 million Catholics across four counties are now snapping their wallets and purses in protest.
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