Juxtaposition: Mozzetas and Mansions

Just a couple stories about the Catholic leadership that I came across today — together, they tell a powerful story.

Changing fashions at the Vatican…

“Cardinals Start To Copy Pope’s Simple Style”, Daniela Petroff, Associated Press, February 20, 2014

Will they splurge for the fancy, optional red silk cape favored by some first-world cardinals? Or will they go the route of the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who according to clerical legend wore an altered hand-me-down cassock inherited from his predecessor for his 2001 consistory?

“The cardinals and priests are much more careful of shining and spend less on their clothes,” Mancinelli told The Associated Press. “The gilded miters are only in shop windows. This is a consequence of Francis. They want to show they are on the same pastoral page.”

Vacation home renovations in the US

“A Church So Poor It Has to Close Schools

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, Yet So Rich It Can Build a Palace”, Michael Powell, New York Times, February 19, 2014

John J. Myers, the archbishop of the Newark Archdiocese, comes to this vacation home on many weekends. The 4,500-square-foot home has a handsome amoeba-shaped swimming pool out back. And as he’s 72, and retirement beckons in two years, he has renovations in mind. A small army of workers are framing a 3,000-square-foot addition.

This new wing will have an indoor exercise pool, three fireplaces and an elevator. The Star-Ledger of Newark has noted that the half-million-dollar tab for this wing does not include architects’ fees or furnishings.

There’s no need to fear for the archbishop’s bank account. The Newark Archdiocese is picking up the bill.