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In our @washingtonpost investigation of alleged coverup and financial misconduct at the highest levels of the Catholic Church, we simply didn't have room to list everything but specific spending is jarring so read this thread washingtonpost.com/investigations…
The spending and gifts to high-ranking clergy came as Bishop Michael Bransfield made no secret of his desire to rise to higher positions in the church -- and included gifts to people close to the pope.
$6 million total to renovations to the bishop's three residences, the report says
Almost $1 million in charterer jet travel
$62,000 in personal jewelry, and an additional $61,000 at Ann Hand designer specifically. This is a DC designer who specializes in patriotic jewelry.
This spending came in a period when the diocese's Wheeling Jesuit University is being gutted. Bransfield took it over but now it's in crisis and is slashing programs.
