Ah, sink, I can just here you berating the women for pouring out all that oil. Mary Magdalen spent the money on Jesus; Myers spent the money on himself.
Conspicuous consumption by Catholic clerics is an embarrassment to all of us.
BTW, I recall that Cardinal John O'Connor lived in the rectory at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
America's top cleric lived like a common parish priest. That should be an example for all clerics.
Building or buying a home suitable for the duties of the office is not conspicuous consumption.