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'Outing' of priest shines light on power -- and partisanship -- of Catholic media

  • Written by Peter Cajka, Professor of American Studies, University of Notre Dame
'Outing' of priest shines light on power -- and partisanship -- of Catholic mediaThe pope is big news, and provides plenty of column inches in the US.Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

It had all the hallmarks of a sensationalist tabloid sting.

On July 21, 2021, an article appeared alleging that a senior U.S. priest, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, had used the hook-up app Grindr, with data from the app placing him at a...

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