USCCB general secretary has resigned

Editors: Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has just announced that he accepted Msgr. Jeffrey Burrill's resignation as USCCB general secretary. In memo sent to USCBB employees, the archbishop said: "On Monday, we became aware of impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior by Msgr. Burrill. 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. The conference takes all allegations of misconduct seriously and will pursue all appropriate steps to address them." We will have a story later.