By George Neumayr
(The Daily Caller) A flashy and expensive white Mercedes
rolled out from the four-car garage of Donald Wuerl around 10:05 PM on
December 11. I was there in the parking lot of Queen of the Americas
parish at 2200 California street in the luxurious neighborhood known
commonly as Embassy Row.
The Catholic cardinal of the nation’s
capital since 2006, Wuerl has long had a reputation for high living —
despite his exalted status as the most powerful American prelate in what
the media calls the “humble church” of Pope Francis. (In his previous
posting as a bishop in Pittsburgh, he lived in a 31-room mansion filled
with antiques, rugs, and art.) But few know the details of his furtive
pursuits on Embassy Row — a posh lifestyle which stands in shocking
contrast to the simplicity Pope Francis insists he wants his shepherds
to embrace.
I got a small glimpse of that
contrast as I watched the white Mercedes move towards me. I put up my
hand and the driver stopped and got out. “Do you work for Cardinal
Wuerl?” I asked the black man, who appeared to be late middle age, as he
exited the white Mercedes. “Yes,” he said. “I am his personal chef.”
Unaware that Cardinal Wuerl employed a
personal chef, I asked the gentleman his name. He refused to give it.
But he did describe himself as “an archdiocesan employee.”
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