PHILADELPHIA — The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is putting a massive beachfront home on the New Jersey shore up for sale as it faces a $ 17 million budget deficit and millions in legal bills associated with child sex abuse litigation.
The home used by vacationing retired priests will be shuttered on Saturday, a spokesman for the archdiocese said this week. It isn’t yet listed with a broker but that will change soon.
The nine-bedroom property, called Villa St. Joseph by the Sea, occupies a…
