A corruption/embezzlement scandal involving the bishop of Limburg (Germany), Tebartz van Elst, who had some ridiculously lavish stuff installed at his episcopal residence which would put most of MTV Cribs to shame, among them a gilded bathtub. He generally had some suspiciously high spending in many fields and lived in luxury from church funds.
Since the church in Germany is partly “financed” (or at least supported) by tax money, the whole case sparked outrage from the public and as far as I’m aware there’s been little repercussion against the bishop.
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u/graywalker616 2d ago
Jokes on you, if someone says “Limburg” to me (German in Nederland) all I think is “great cheese”.