WEST VIRGINIA
The Washington Post
July 3, 2019
By Robert O’Harrow Jr. and Shawn Boburg
Senior Catholic leaders in the United States and the Vatican began receiving warnings about West Virginia Bishop Michael Bransfield as far back as 2012. In letters and emails, parishioners claimed that Bransfield was abusing his power and misspending church money on luxuries such as a personal chef, a chauffeur, first-class travel abroad and more than $1 million in renovations to his home.
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