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Rev. Dr. Michael L. Pfleger is quite a left wing radical activist -an apparent cult of personality...

He has been at St. Sabina for 22 years, much longer than any priest in Chicago is allowed to serve a parish. When his term came up a year ago, he fought it tooth and nail, and threatened to leave the Church and found his own. Most of his parishioners said that they would follow him. This shows that they at St. Sabina are not Catholic, but Pflegerites.

Pfleger Ignores Cardinal; Shares Pulpit with Sharpton

Outside the church, a group of 15 pro-life picketers stood in 20-degree weather protesting Sharpton’s public presence at the church because Sharpton is pro-abortion.

Francis Cardinal George's public statement on Friday indicated that Pfleger should not let Sharpton speak during a Catholic Mass, because doing so would violate several Catholic codes.

The Rev. Michael Pfleger

Rev. Pfleger has a strong reputation for pursuing social justice. Serving in Auburn-Gresham, a 98% black neighborhood, Rev. Pfleger, who is white, offers services that can approach the three-hour mark, with lots of music and call-outs.

"I grew up in the white Catholic community. It was cerebral. You came in and didn't express anything," says Rev. Pfleger, 55. "If the white church embraces the gift and power of the black church tradition, it could be a lot more effective."

Outside the Catholic Church, Rev. Pfleger is known for climbing ladders to deface liquor billboards. Going from a near whisper to guttural rage, he preaches about eliminated bus routes and lack of jobs. Sermons, he says, "shouldn't call on people to live better private lives. They should inspire them to build a better world."

Unlike ANY Catholic Mass I am aware of....