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CBS 46
ATLANTA (CBS46) – At Christ The King’s midday Mass Wednesday, there was a sense of peace that transcended all negativity surrounding the Archbishop’s once lavish lifestyle in Buckhead.
“It was a strategic mistake that perhaps I should have seen in advance,” Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory said.
Gregory told CBS46’s Scott Light exclusively last July that he moved into this mansion under Pope Benedict and had to backtrack under Francis, a more frugal leader.
“I failed to understand what an impact it might have on other people,” Gregory said.
Gregory said he learned from his mistake and promised to sell the home. Last November, he did just that. The archdiocese sold the Buckhead mansion for $2.6 million. Gregory then moved into a Smyrna home for $440,000 in comparison.
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