Posted on 05/26/2007 1:20:45 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
A packed house welcomed Minister Louis Farrakhan to St. Sabina Catholic Church on Friday night with a standing ovation and cheers for his health.
The 74-year-old provocative Nation of Islam leader, who has endured a series of health setbacks, didn't speak from the Quran but from the Bible.
"Even though I am a Muslim -- I don't apologize for that -- I'm also a Christian," he told the crowd at 1210 W. 78th Pl. "Islam considers the Bible a sacred book."
"A good Muslim is a Christian, and a good Christian is a Muslim," he added later, stressing the common aspects of the faiths. "Whenever Christ's name is mentioned, I feel at home."
Farrakhan flashed a wide smile as he entered the sanctuary alongside his friend, the Rev. Michael Pfleger, pastor of the church.
A few months ago, Pfleger was at Farrakhan's bedside as he recovered from surgery. Farrakhan promised to speak at the church, as he has done many times before.
"Tonight, we're celebrating a healed man," said Pfleger, who called Farrakhan "one of the most prophetic voices of our times."
Farrakhan only occasionally looked at his notes. As usual, he peppered his talk with humor and frankness on topics such as women, sex and race.
"I feel very honored that the media is struck by my being in a Catholic church with a white pastor," he said. "But in truth, we would not have to talk about color if color were not made something to talk about."
Farrakhan last spoke publically on Mother's Day at his headquarters, Mosque Maryam, 7351 S. Stony Island Ave. He thanked Allah for "giving me life beyond my wrestling with death."
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Fr. Pfleger has such a pull at this congregation he has nearly become untouchable. He has said if Cardinal George moves him (as is required) he will stay and start his own Church. Fr. Pfleger has done some good things, but he has become more and more of a demagogue.
Blasphemy! Sacrilege!
Pfleger should be pflogged!
I’m a sandwich and an accordion.
“It’s great to see all you blue-eyed-devil prostitutes here tonight. But seriously, folks . . .”
No, you are NOT.
What kind of you know what are they trying to sell us?
This church's priest has let arrogance overcome his reason, and his parishioners are abandoning judgment to welcome a guest who has repeatedly announced his determination to destroy both Christians and Christianity.
Man, Satan was working overtime there.
Good grief.
Winnie Mandela (she of the burning tire method of execution) and Harry Belafonte (former singer, now liberal creep), have also spoken there:
http://www.saintsabina.org/webcast/index.htm#recentpastguests
I am not a Catholic, but IMO the Cardinal should lay down the law. If Pfleger schisms, better an apostate outside the Church than a mutineer within.
This is perhaps one of the biggest whoppers of of LIE I've ever heard in my entire life!!
So Mr. Christian please explain to all of us just why a muslim countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia, Nigeria persecutes Christians as they do ?? Hmmmmm???
Seems to me he should also become a Jew—if his purpose is to cover all the bases befoe he departs this earth!
I seem to recall that Elvis wore a cross, a Star of David, and a Muslim crescent at all times. His explanation was that he didn’t want to be kept out of heaven on a technicality.
I am not a theologian,but I know what Farrakhan is. A Black Bigot. A racist, A hater. A man who has gotten rich off the backs of ignorant Negroes
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