NEW JERSEY
Talking Points Memo
TOM KLUDT – APRIL 11, 2014
A Christian organization has drawn the support of thousands in its protest of a New Jersey bishop’s plush retirement home.
The group Faithful America intends to deliver a petition on Sunday to Newark Archbishop John J. Myers, calling on him to nix his plans to move into a retirement home that’s undergoing a $500,000, 3,000 square-foot addition. The expansion will include an indoor exercise pool (the home already boasts an outdoor pool), hot tub and three fireplaces.
“Archbishop Myers, you don’t need a 7,500-square-foot house for your retirement. Please start heeding Pope Francis’s admonitions, and put being a good pastor for New Jersey Catholics ahead of building an opulent lifestyle for yourself,” reads the petition, which has been signed by close to 20,000 people nationwide.
Michael Sherrard, executive director for Faithful America, told TPM in an email that local volunteers will deliver the petition to the Newark cathedral after its Palm Sunday mass, but he’s unsure if Myers will be on hand.
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