Episode 559 • • 2:31:57 - 2:33:40
559: Tech Surge
Brunei Implements Sharia Law and the Bishop of Bling
The Sultan of Brunei announced that the kingdom will begin enforcing Sharia penal code within six months, including penalties such as amputations and stoning. In separate news, Pope Francis suspended the "Bishop of Bling" in Germany for spending $42 million on a residence renovation that included a $20,000 bathtub. The Vatican has not specified the length of the bishop's suspension.