A Catholic nonprofit used mobile app tracking data to s​py on gay priests: report

A Denver-based Catholic nonprofit allocated millions of dollars towards spying on priests who use use dating and hookup apps, and leaked the data to bishops, The Washington Post reports. Per The Post, Mark Bauman, John Martin and Tim Reichert — all philanthropists representing Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal — are behind the data tracking, which is illegal. The Post reports: The project’s aim, according to tax records, is to ’empower the church to carry out its mission’ by giving bishops ‘evidence-based resources’ with which to identify weaknesses in how they train priests. READ MORE: Th…

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