Dear Friends of the Church, As you may have already read, Archbishop John Myers of the Archdiocese of Newark has recently added an addition to his $800,000 home in Franklin Township. The estimated cost of the addition is $500,000. This new addition includes an indoor exercise pool and hot tub, a second elevator, three fireplaces, a large study with an attached library and an enormous gallery with sweeping views of his property. Archbishop Myers will make this his primary residence when he is replaced by his co-archbishop, Bernard Hebda, upon his retirement in 2016. He now now chiefly uses the house as a weekend retreat, according to his spokesman. Some of us have begun to withhold our donations because we believe that our money should be going to those less fortunate – not to guarantee a particular level of comfort for the Archbishop. His Holiness, Pope Francis, we believe, has been a breath of fresh air for the church, inspiring people and speaking out against self-promotion and grandiosity. In the face of that message, we find the addition to the Archbishop’s home to be baffling. We are encouraged by the recent actions His Holiness took in removing Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst of Limburg, Germany, after he spent $43 million on a new residence and related renovations. We are further encouraged by Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta who, under pressure from the faithful of the Archdiocese and of his own accord, announced that he would sell a $2.2 million dollar mansion he commissioned and live in a “more modest residence,” according to the Archbishop. Faithful America is supporting local efforts to convince the Archbishop to drop his plans for a retirement mansion with an online petition. As the largest and fastest growing online community of Christians putting faith into action, Faithful Americas members have responded enthusiastically to efforts to urge the Archdiocese to follow the popes inspiring example. The petition now stands at over 17,000 signatures. To add your name and share with your friends, family and members of your parish please go online to act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/myers_mansion/ The Catholic Church is our Church. Archbishop Myers was appointed as a caretaker of OUR Church and when we see something that we dont agree with it is our responsibility to see that it is corrected. Faithful America will be presenting its petition to the Archbishop on Sunday, April 13th, Palm Sunday, at The Cathedral Basilica of the Scared Heart, 171 Clifton Avenue in Newark, following the 12:00PM Mass. We hope you will pray for us and join us on that day.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 04:51:13 +0000
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