Oct 24, 2021 21:00:00

In some cases, it was discovered that many priests were using the 'gay dating app' and the Vatican shook and stole the donations for their lover.

Catholic church clergy have vowed abstinence, and it is said that sexual behavior should be avoided regardless of the gender or age of the other person. However, it was reported that several priests of the Roman Catholic Church were using the gay dating app '

Grindr ' in quick succession, and the Vatican, the headquarter, was upset.

Catholic Officials on Edge After Reports of Priests Using Grindr --The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/nyregion/pillar-grindr-catholic-church.html

Vatican in freakout mode after discovering litany of priests on Grindr / Queerty
https://www.queerty.com/vatican-freakout-mode-discovering-litany-priests-grindr-20210820

McLoone admits thefts from St. Joseph's – Daily Local
https://www.dailylocal.com/2021/09/30/mcloone-admits-thefts-from-st-josephs/

The beginning of the series of scandals was announced by the Catholic news blog The Pillar on July 20, 2021 that Jeffrey Barrill, the chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), was in and out of the gay bar. That's what I did. In response, Mr. Barril resigned from his post on the same day.

According to mobile phone records obtained by The Pillar, Barril used the gay dating app Grindr almost every day between 2018 and 2020. matter. Location records also showed that Barril was using Grindr to visit gay bars and private homes around the world, even while he was on a business trip to church.

The Pillar further, to July 24, as 'communication from a plurality of the clergy of the mansion located in the Newark Archdiocese in the United States, New Jersey, northeast of Grindr record has been calling'

announcement . 'In the Vatican City's exclusion zone, there was evidence of using Grindr on at least 16 mobile devices, and another 16 were using different dating apps,' he said on the 28th . So the scandal flew from the United States to the Vatican.

John Gehring, head of the Christian political organization Faith in Public Life, told The New York Times: 'If this exposure continues in parishes and Vatican throughout the United States, it will be among church officials. There is no doubt that it will be a big fuss. '

In addition, in response to a series of turmoil Grindr will update the official blog, the 'How does a small blog such as The Pillar is investigating whether the obtained user data' announcement . The accusation by The Pillar was accused of calling it a 'homophobic witch hunt.'

by Ivan Radic

In the United States, reports of priestly scandals related to Grindr have continued since then. Daily Local, a local newspaper in Pennsylvania, reported on September 30 that Father Joseph McClune, a priest of the Church of St. Joseph in the state, admitted to improperly using the church's funds. According to the report, Makurun Father between 2011 - 2018 years in office, the annual event in which Manreibushi steal the collected donations, such as a total of 30,000 dollars (about 340 million), in Grindr He said that he used it by tribute to a man he met.

The court document states that one of the men who met Father McClune through Grindr and received money from Father McClune was a prisoner in New York State at the time of writing. Asked by a man in prison why he sent the money, Father McClune stated, 'The other person was a believer in the church before I was assigned to St. Joseph's Church.'

Father McClune, arrested in 2019 on suspicion of theft, was convicted and admitted in court on September 30, 2021. At the time of writing, Father McClune, 58, was given a suspended sentence with supervision due to lack of criminal records, such as returning illegally used funds, 300 hours of community service, and apologizing to believers and churches. I was ordered to write a letter.

Father McClune was a priest who was loved by his followers during his term and was disappointed among his followers, partly because he succeeded another priest who was accused of sexually abusing children in 2011. matter.

An anonymous believer who has attended the Church of St. Joseph for many years told the interview, 'I am disappointed and tired. Father McClune was our priest, but he stole a lot of money from people who trusted him. Our parish has been waiting for justice for more than three years, but suspended sentences and money repayment orders are not justice. Father McClune should go to jail. ' ... apparently ...