[clawrence3]

I think they are upset about the nice houses Bishops live in - when in reality, many of them live in the same neighborhood as their working poor parishioners - up until 2001, Bishop Barnes of San Bernardino was living in house that was "too small to accommodate more than eight in any one room." Of course, when he finally bought a larger home, that hit the fan - don't worry about these kinds of detractors, sinkspur: http://www.losangelesmission.com/ed/articles/2001/0701mg.htm

[petkus]

Who authorized Bishop Barnes to spend this money for the home?

Does Bishop Barnes have a Board of Directors in his diocese to approve this purchase?

[rolling_stone]

up until 2001, Bishop Barnes of San Bernardino was living in house that was "too small to accommodate more than eight in any one room."

Well we agree on one thing, until 2001 when President Bush began his "Guest Worker" Amnesty encouragement, that house might have been to small to accommodate 8 people in one room, now it can hold 20, zoning laws be darned!