Vatican suspends 'bishop of bling'

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23 October 2013 Last updated at 06:35 ET

The Vatican has suspended a senior German Church leader dubbed the "bishop of bling" by the media over his alleged lavish spending.

Calls were made for the Bishop of Limburg, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, to resign after he was accused of lying under oath about his spending.

The Vatican said it deemed "appropriate... a period of leave from the diocese" for the bishop.

Pope Francis has preached frugality since taking office in March.

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