Posted on 07/20/2021 6:22:10 PM PDT by marshmallow
Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, former general secretary of the U.S. bishops’ conference, announced his resignation Tuesday, after The Pillar found evidence the priest engaged in serial sexual misconduct, while he held a critical oversight role in the Catholic Church’s response to the recent spate of sexual abuse and misconduct scandals.
“It is with sadness that I inform you that Msgr. Jeffrey Burrill has resigned as General Secretary of the Conference,” Archbishop Jose Gomez wrote July 20 in a memo to U.S. bishops.
“On Monday, we became aware of impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior by Msgr. Burrill. What was shared with us did not include allegations of misconduct with minors. However, in order to avoid becoming a distraction to the operations and ongoing work of the Conference, Monsignor has resigned effective immediately,” Gomez added.
The memo came after the USCCB and Burrill were contacted by The Pillar regarding evidence of a pattern of sexual misconduct on Burrill’s part. Burrill did not respond to questions from The Pillar before his resignation was announced to bishops.
Burrill was elected general secretary of the U.S. bishops’ conference in November 2020. In that role, Burrill was effectively the highest-ranking American cleric who is not a bishop.
A priest of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, he first began to work at the bishops’ conference in February 2016, when he began serving as associate general secretary. In that capacity, the priest was charged with helping to coordinate the U.S. bishops’ response to the Church’s 2018 sexual abuse and coercion scandals.
But an analysis of app data signals correlated to Burrill’s mobile device shows the priest also visited gay bars and private residences while using a location-based hookup app in numerous cities from 2018 to 2020, even while traveling on assignment for the U.S........
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And this cover up caused a mass exodus from the church.
God is cleaning house.
Oh well, that's all right, then...
Now why does the head of the USCCB go by the communistic title “general secretary” . . . ?
Good riddance, pervert.
“It is with sadness that I inform you that Msgr. Jeffrey Burrill has resigned
Why is it with sadness?
Not fast enough…
All is well. The Pope has stepped-up and banned the Tridentine Mass which has caused so much damage and divided the Church. /sarcasm.
Our society used to recognize this fact.
It will again, but probably not until long after we’re gone...
The Roman denomination knowingly allows its ranks to be filled with gays.
Until they are thrown out, nothing will change.
No it is a terrible perverse sin.
It will again, but probably not until long after we’re gone...
Well, that's where you and I very minorly disagree.
You're a little more optimistic, that some normalcy will return to our civilization, whereas I've given up hope.
Sure hope you're right and I'm wrong! Time will tell...
You say "tomato" I say "tom-ah-to", but surely, it leads to some of the worst, most deprived, damaging behavior in our civilization. Having sex with anonymous strangers, rape of youths, incredible rates of domestic violence, and wide-spread venereal diseases are all the bounty that sodomites have sown in our civilization.
—> You say “tomato” I say “tom-ah-to”
I only refer to God’s declarations about homosexuality - and His actions in judging it severely.
Who was in such a position to track this data and analyze it?
So what else is new?
“It is with sadness that I inform you that Msgr. Jeffrey Burrill has resigned.”
Joke. Gomez is sad because his inferior got caught. If Gomez was serious, the Burrill would be punished after resigning.
I think automatic excommunication is appropriate in this case. There is no other way he should be dealt with. Unfortunately the Catholic Church doesn’t have the fortitude to do this.
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