A high-ranking priest was just busted on Grindr and it sure sounds like there are more to come

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Another day, another Catholic priest busted on Grindr. And by the sounds of it, there may be more to come in the very near future.

Msgr. Jeffrey Burrill abruptly stepped down from his post as general secretary of the U.S. bishops’ conference this week following allegations of “possible improper behavior.”

In a hasty statement issued earlier today, Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, announced that Burrill, who is, er, was one of the highest-ranking American cleric who is not a bishop, had resigned effective immediately.

“On Monday, we became aware of impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior by Msgr. Burrill,” he wrote. “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.”

Within a few hours, the “impending media reports” were published and they include claims that Burrill has been…

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