![]() Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill stepped down from his post as secretary general of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in July 2021 after a Catholic news site, the Pillar, used commercially available data to track his use of gay hookup apps and visits he paid to a gay bar and bathhouse.īurrill’s resignation and the latest discovery of mobile app tracking is raising alarms among LGBTQ+ advocates and privacy specialists who decry it as an invasion of privacy that is targeting vulnerable people. Participants in the Renewal project were also said to be involved in the outing of a prominent Catholic pastor. A person who spoke with the Post anonymously said that information discovered via the Renewal project may cause Catholic members not to receive promotions or to be pushed into an early retirement. The impact the data will have on priests is unclear. ![]() The group has reportedly spent at least $4m on the project and shared the information with dozens of bishops across the country. According to tax records obtained by the Post, the project’s mission is to “empower the church to carry out its mission” and provide bishops with “evidence-based resources” to help further identify weaknesses in current training. ![]()
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