GERMANY
BBC News
The head of the Catholic Church in Germany is to raise with Pope Francis a row over a bishop accused of lavish spending and lying under oath.
Archbishop Robert Zollitsch said he would meet the pontiff next week to discuss the Bishop of Limburg, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst.
German prosecutors want to fine the bishop for making false affidavits. The bishop has made no immediate comment.
Pope Francis has preached frugality since taking office in March.
The bishop’s name has been plastered across German newspapers all week, the Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle reports.
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