Priest sues gay hookup app Grindr over data leak

Catholic News Agency ^ | Jul 26, 2024 | Daniel Payne

[Salman]

A priest is suing the gay dating and “hookup” app Grindr after the company reportedly failed to protect his data, leading to his resignation from a top position at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

In July 2021, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill resigned from his post as the general secretary of the USCCB ahead of a report by The Pillar alleging that he had engaged in inappropriate behavior and frequent use of Grindr.

The app advertises itself as “the largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people.” Its geolocation feature is popularly known to facilitate sex hookups between gay men.

The Pillar said its report on Burrill was based on “commercially available records” correlated to the priest’s mobile device. But a lawsuit filed this week claims that Grindr hadn’t taken steps to protect the data from third-party acquisition.

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[Indy Pendance]

This is just wrong.

[xoxox]

Let the kingdom of satan autodemolish itself for a while.

[Vermont Lt]

What did he think was going to happen?

I guess the priesthood is not getting the brightest.

[O6ret]

He should go to confession instead of suing GRINDR.

[Bayard]

This would hurt the app? So there’s that.

[DPMD]

The rationale in the Catholic Church that gay priests are okay as long as they don’t practice the lifestyle is little more than a scam. Sadly so. And, how would anyone know a priest is gay if he didn’t announce it (repeatedly)?

[airborne]

Hes gonna end up as one of Satan's bi#@hes!

👹

[Robwin]

leading to his resignation from a top position at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

And people wonder why the leadership of the Church seem to have lost their way.

[moovova]

"...leading to his resignation from a top position..."

Well, there's always the bottom position.

[jacknhoo]

🔥

[Elsie]

He should go to confession instead of suing GRINDR.

And THIS, my Friends, is Scriptural!!

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1 Corinthians 6:9-11

  9. Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived:
      Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders
10. nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
11. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

If you could NOT change, you would be in most pitiful shape...

 

[dblshot]

So rather than confess thier sins, priests now sue to protect their sins? I don’t expect the current Pope to comment.

[Fledermaus]

Idiot priest. Just angry he got caught.

But what’s the problem? Everyone knows gay priest who diddle little boys are prevalent on the church.