Former General Secretary of U.S. Bishops Sues Homosex Dating App Grindr Over Data Leak

Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill is suing the homosexual sex dating app Grindr for reportedly failing to protect his data. Being outed as a practicing homosexual led to his resignation from his top position as secretary general of the U.S. bishops’ conference in 2021.

The lawsuit was filed this week filed in the Superior Court of California.

According to the lawsuit, the group Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal purchased the priest's data from the app and sent it to PillarCatholic.com. The website reported 2021 on Burrill that the data used were "commercially available records" correlated to the priest's mobile device.

The app advertises itself as "the largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people." Its geolocation feature is widely known to enable casual sex between homosexual men.

The lawsuit alleges that Grindr failed to take steps to protect the data from acquisition by third parties. Monsignor Burril is mainly seeking money - damages, attorney's fees, and "injunctive relief."

Moreover, Burrill plays the victim in his lawsuit, blaming the data leak and not his own sinful behavior, for destroying his reputation.

In 2022, Burrill returned to active ministry as a priest in his home diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Then-Bishop William Callahan claimed that the priest had "engaged in a sincere and prayerful effort to strengthen his priestly vows".

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