Pope suspends 'Bishop of Bling' for lavish spending of Church funds

Pope Francis has suspended a controversial German bishop for using Church money to fund his lavish lifestyle.

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Limburg in Germany, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst has been accused of buying first class flights and spending £12,000 on a bath for his home.

Frugal Pope Francis, who has so far been using his premiership to preach the virtue of modesty and a return to core Christian values of peace, charity and justice, was not impressed and has suspended the Bishop, as Neil Connery reports.

A Vatican spokesman said: