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	Bishop of Allentown, Pa, Owns Three Properties Worth $2.35 Million Voice from the Desert August 28, 2008 http://reform-network.net/?p=1954 The following Letter to the Editor of the Morning Call (Allentown, PA) seems to indicate that the Bishop of Allentown, PA owns three properties, two of them at the New Jersey Shore, worth $2.35 Million. Of course, the bishop may have been born into money or made a bundle before entering Holy Orders. On the other hand, do the people of the Allentown diocese know of these three properties? Do they care? Are there any hungry people in Allentown that could be helped if the bishop sold one or two or all three of the properties and gave the money to the poor? Is the writer too cynical when he says: It might be wise to amend the name of ”The Bishop’s Annual Appeal Fund” to the ”Bishop’s Annual Real Estate Fund”? Or is it just plain common sense to ask that question? * * * Property data raise questions for diocese August 23, 2008 The assessment records of Avalon, Cape May County N.J., reveal that the ocean front property at 4660 Dune Dr. is deeded to an Edward P. Cullen (no title) with a value of $1.36 million. The tax bill is sent to 2920 Chew St., Allentown, Pa. This is the residence of the Bishop of the Diocese of Allentown, the Most Reverend Edward P. Cullen. The assessment records of Stone Harbor, Cape May County, N.J. reveal that Unit 201, Golden Shores Condominiums, 8001 Second Ave. is deeded to an Edward Cullen (no title) with a value of $600,000, and the tax bills are sent to 4660 Dune Dr. Avalon. The assessment records of Lehigh County show that a property at 3853 Larkspur Dr. Allentown, is deeded to a Most Reverend Edward P. Cullen, with a value of $390,000, and tax bills are sent to P.O. Box F, Allentown, Pa., the address of the Chancery of the Diocese of Allentown. This raises a serious question. We know by public records the salary of a city mayor, a governor of a state and the president of the United States. But we are not privy to the salary of a bishop whose funds are derived from contributions of parishioners of the Diocese of Allentown. It might be wise to amend the name of ”The Bishop’s Annual Appeal Fund” to the ”Bishop’s Annual Real Estate Fund.”
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